Stay at home order to start early in several Bay Area counties
SAN FRANCISCO (KION and KPIX) Several Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley will be under a stay at home order starting over the weekend, according to health officials.
Officials from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco and the City of Berkeley announced that they will not wait until ICU capacity falls below 15% to enact California's stay at home order, but will start it early instead.
This is when they are expected to start:
- Alameda/Berkeley: Monday at 12:01 a.m.
- Contra Costa: Sunday night/Monday morning
- Marin County: Tuesday at 12 p.m.
- San Francisco: Monday at 12:01 a.m.
- Santa Clara: Sunday night
They said in a joint statement that because of how quickly hospitalizations are increasing statewide, they believe the Bay Area needs to take more aggressive action to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
The following sectors will temporarily close:
- Outdoor dining- takeout, pick-up and delivery will still be allowed
- Indoor and outdoor playgrounds
- Indoor recreational facilities
- Hair salons and barbershops
- Personal care services
- Museums, zoos and aquariums
- Movie theaters
- Wineries
- Bars, breweries and distilleries
- Family entertainment centers
- Cardrooms
- Limited services that do not include critical infrastructure
- Amusement parks
Outdoor recreational facilities will be allowed to stay open without food, drink or alcohol sales. Overnight stays at campgrounds will not be allowed. Indoor operations at retailers will be limited to 20% capacity, hotels and lodging will be open for critical infrastructure support only, offices will be remote only, places of worship may still operate outdoors and entertainment, including professional sports, may operate without a live audience.
Schools that are already open, critical infrastructure and non-urgent medical and dental care will not be affected if a remote option is not possible.
The stay at home order is expected to last three weeks.
