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California Showing High Case Rates, New Testing Sites, Vaccines, and a Mutant Strain
California now has the highest COVID-19 case rate per capita in the country, with 97 cases per 100,000 people. Additionally, the state's...
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Mask Fines, Paid Quarantine, Self Testing, and More
Fined for not wearing a mask? Paid quarantine in a Bay Area county? Self Testing? Read more about this week's updates in this blog post.
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Has the tide turned? COVID-19 Cases Decrease Statewide
After seeing an increasing trend in COVID-19 cases throughout the months of June and July, California may be ready for some good news....
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COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket as Primary Demographic Shifts
11,694. A single day record for the number of new coronavirus cases in California. This represents a nearly 5 fold increase in new cases...
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Stage 3 Reopening - Retail and Dining
Bay Area counties have begun moving into Stage 3 of the reopening plan, with retail and dining seeing reduced restrictions. Malls have...
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Bay Area Case Resurgence, Testing
Although cases in the Bay Area had been slowing for the past week, due to a decrease in proper social distancing practices, cases have...
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Cases Spike as Businesses Reopen and New Testing Sites are Established
Governor Newsom has announced that the second phase of reopening California will start during the week of May 4. If they follow the new...
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Bay Area Updates: Shelter in Place, Beaches, and More
Six Bay Area counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, as well as the city of Berkeley - recently...
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Free COVID-19 Testing
CityTestSF is offering free COVID-19 testing for essential workers whose jobs prevent them from adhering to social distancing. Workers...
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Shelter In Place Brings Back Old Sources of Entertainment
West Wind Drive-In Theaters has set up drive-in movie screenings to enjoy during shelter in-place, including a location in San Jose....
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Bay Area Showing Signs of Flattening Curve
Governor Gavin Newsom reported that California is both stretching and flattening the curve, and the increases in case numbers are...
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Drive-Thru Testing Center Opens in Fremont
The City of Fremont opened a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing center at the Fremont Fire Tactical Training Center on Friday, April 3....
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Bay Area Grocery Stores Installing Barriers
Some Bay Area grocery stores -- including Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Safeway -- will be installing clear Plexiglass barriers between...
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Coronavirus - San Francisco Updates
San Francisco is reporting high numbers of new cases for the third day in a row, with new confirmed cases, adding up to a total of 279....
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Stores Offering Special Hours for Seniors
As the coronavirus panic rages on, it may be difficult to obtain the necessities they need during the shelter-in-place order. That's why...
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Santa Clara County Hit Hard by Coronavirus
Santa Clara County has been the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Bay Area since the first cases were reported, with nearly...
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COVID-19 Hackathon
Former Facebook executive Sam Lessin launched a hackathon on Thursday morning for developers, engineers, and other people working in the...
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Hayward Testing Center Overwhelmed
On Monday, March 23rd, Hayward opened a free COVID-19 testing center, allowing sick people and suspected patients to get tested for the...
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Bay Area Lab Creates Coronavirus Test
Avellino Labs, a biotechnology company in Menlo Park, has pioneered its own coronavirus test, and plans on distributing it widely to meet...
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Flattening the Curve
There has been a lot of talk about measures that can be taken to "flatten the curve" for the coronavirus. But what exactly does this...
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Social Distancing
Social distancing is the act of deliberately increasing the distance between people, with a recommended distance of 6 feet between every...
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Preventing the Spread
The best way to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus is by washing your hands with soap and water as often as possible for at...
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At Risk Populations
People aged 65 and over are at the highest risk of contracting and developing severe symptoms due to COVID-19.
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