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San Francisco Area Imposes Stay-at-Home Rules to Quell Virus
- Counties move ahead of state curbs to prevent hospital surge
- Personal care centers, restaurant dining to shut for holidays
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A wide swath of the San Francisco Bay area is imposing stay-at-home rules through Christmas and New Year’s Day, moving ahead of California’s threshold for lockdowns as the region seeks to prevent hospitals from becoming overrun by Covid-19 cases.
Five counties -- encompassing areas including San Francisco, Oakland and much of Silicon Valley -- along with the City of Berkeley plan to adopt measures including shutting down personal care services, outdoor restaurant operations and entertainment centers, county health officers said at a press briefing Friday. The rules will be effective starting Dec. 6 and last until Jan. 4.