Bay Area residents directed to 'shelter in place' in toughest U.S. coronavirus response so far

[BeckyDem]

5:36 p.m.
San Francisco.


The San Francisco Bay Area isn't quite going on total lockdown, but they'll be close to it as the region looks to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

A directive went out Monday to 6.7 million people in six counties — San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, and Alameda — to "shelter in place" until at least April 7. That means people can only step outside their homes for essential purposes such as shopping for necessary supplies and groceries, accessing health care, providing aid to family members, or working in an essential service. People will be able to go outside for walks or exercise as long as they keep six feet of distance between themselves and others.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/902760/bay-area-residents-directed-shelter-place-toughest-coronavirus-response-far

[dalton99a]

1. Does the Order allow me to leave the County?

The Order allows travel out of the County only to perform “essential activities,” operate “essential businesses,” or to maintain “essential governmental functions,” as those terms are defined in the Order.

What happens if I leave the Bay Area to go on a planned vacation?

The Order requires that you shelter in your place of residence. If you leave the Bay Area for vacation or another reason, that is not an essential purpose exempt under the Order, then you may not be permitted to return to your residence. Traveling runs the risk of spreading the virus to other areas and exposing new populations.

https://coronavirus.marinhhs.org/faqs/en

[Retrograde]

4. "out of the county" is about 150 m

I live a stone’s throw from the SM/SC line: going to the nearest store is leaving the county

[lindysalsagal]

2. My daughter's in it. She did her shopping. Whew!

Their stores aren't emptying as they are in the north-east.

[Kilgore]

3. I predict

The order will be generally ignored.

[dalton99a]

5. Yep.

[cwydro]

6. I agree.

I live nowhere near there, but would find myself annoyed by such an order.

[Kilgore]

7. Their only real tool is

Cajoling, suggesting, pleading and asking nice. Arresting citizens for just being outside will go over like a lead balloon. Then what? Put them in jail in close proximity to others? Gimme a break.

[lunasun]

8. What about the homeless living on the streets ? I guess just stay in one place too?