California: millions told to 'shelter-in-place' to stop spread of coronavirus
San Francisco and five other Bay Area counties in California have ordered all residents to shelter-in-place to curb the spread of coronavirus, in a drastic move similar to ones taken in Italy, Spain and China, but the first of its kind in the US.
The order came Monday following a 14% increase in positive coronavirus cases in California, with 335 reported and six deaths. More than a third of all positive cases were in Santa Clara County, the home of Silicon Valley, as well as two deaths. San Francisco has had 40 positive cases.
More than 6.7 million people live in San Francisco and the five counties issuing this order – Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The order, which goes into effect at midnight Tuesday until 7 April, does not confine residents to their home unless they have permission to leave, as the lockdown orders in Italy and China do, but directs them to stay inside unless absolutely necessary.
All businesses considered non-essential – such as bars and gyms – were ordered to close, and its workers to work from home. But the mayor made a point to emphasize that grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants serving take-out, gas stations and other “essential businesses” would remain open, while municipal services such as garbage collection will continue.
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