Thursday looks to be the first sunny day of this week’s coronavirus shutdown that’s ground the Bay Area to a halt.
After several days of gloomy weather matching the concern many are feeling these days, a little light outside is surely a welcome sight.
But it’s just Day 3 of the “shelter in place” order that will keep many isolated for at least three weeks in the interest of public health.
Here’s the latest we are learning about the outbreak Thursday morning:
[View our updating map of cases in the Bay Area]
Tesla told workers that they should keep coming to work at the company’s Fremont plant and they would have their temperatures recorded upon arrival. The electric car manufacturer has remained open despite Alameda County’s stance that it is not exempt from the shutdown. By the way, Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged Wednesday night to make ventilators if projections of a shortage come true. – Rex Crum, 7:39 a.m.
The toilet paper shortage has hit California’s first family, as Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said she’s running out. – Associated Press, 6:45 a.m.
As is the case with many crises, the coronavirus pandemic is particularly harming California’s homeless population. With many public businesses closed and volunteers staying home to stop the virus’ spread, the area’s most vulnerable population is feeling the effects of the shutdown.
That does not even account for Newsom’s assertion via a projection model that 60,000 homeless in the state could become infected. But there are ways the civic-minded can continue helping. – Marisa Kendall, 6 a.m.
