January 30, 2023 President Biden announces that the national emergency and public health emergency for COVID-19 will end on May 11.. As of 01/08/2022 there was 13,909 cases total NEW CASES for the week starting 01/01/2022 (BUT THE DATA WAS MISSING REGARDING JAN 7) all variants in Santa Clara County AND there are only 30 ICU beds out of 3800 (4 beds less than yesterday) . Health experts and officials are still confident in the effectiveness of the vaccine at preventing serious illness, hospitalizations and deaths. cancelling or postponing certain surgeries, with more than 62,000 students and staff testing positive for COVID, Troy Flint, spokesman for the California School Boards Association, backed off from a booster mandate for health care workers, a state-funded single-payer health care system, primed for a health care collision course, an investigation from CalMatters Jocelyn Wiener, Ashley Hoffman, a California Chamber of Commerce policy advocate, his priorities for spending Californias massive budget surplus, this super-fun Surplus Spender game created by CalMatters John Osborn DAgostino, argues Cris Steller, executive director of the California Artisanal Distillers Guild, writes Karen Pank, executive director of the Chief Probation Officers of California, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic, A proposal that would allow the city and county of Los Angeles, Oakland and the city and county of San Francisco to. . When a new COVID shelter-in-place order hits most of the Bay Area over the next few days, it will be yet another blow to restaurants, hair salons and other local businesses struggling to hold on after more than eight months of constantly shifting restrictions. Newsom on Tuesday signed an executive order that allows schools through March 31 to extend substitute teachers assignments, ease the pathway for retired educators to return to classrooms, and expedite the hiring of short-term substitute teachers. Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, for example, are enforcing stay-at-home orders through Jan. 4, 2021. The situation is similarly dire in other workplaces. // Mercury News, Environmentalists sue Point Reyes National Seashore over cattle ranches. More than 800 of 12,200 Los Angeles Police Department employees are out sick this week, and COVID-positive officers tend to be gone for an average of 24 days, Chief Michel Moore said. Business is slow. Here's how shelter in place, stay at home orders can slow spread of COVID-19, Coronavirus Timeline: Tracking major moments of COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco Bay Area, Coronavirus Doctor's Note: Dr. Alok Patel gives his insight into COVID-19 pandemic. And again, if only 5% require any hospitalization it will come to 5,087 people needing medical attention. Im confident in their program and the measures they instituted for protecting their players, Hernandez said, adding that includes continual player testing. Most of them will be fine. Photo by Emily Mibach. She estimates shes spent more than $45,000 on tents, heaters and permits to make her outdoor spaces in Cupertino and San Jose comfortable for winter diners. In Mountain View, Yen Zo of Noble Nails already is struggling. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- In the South Bay, there's more sobering news as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Santa Clara County is locking down again. Will Santa Clara County see another COVID shutdown? Gain of function and the weaponization of the flu.. what cracks me up is all the ppl who thought man if I just take the jab, the tyrants will leave me alone haha think again. RELATED: Major reopening rollback ordered in CA in attempt to control rampant coronavirus spread, "We're back to square one. Malls can also stay open at 20% capacity. Now, Nguyens bracing as Santa Clara County shuts down outdoor dining Sunday night. Just understand this fact if it stays the same for 30 days here is the real problem, SINCE THE DATA WAS MISSING I CANNOT PROVIDE THE COUNTY FIGURES. The project proposed by Santa Clara County and the nonprofit LifeMoves would bring a complex of 80 to 120 housing units with individual bathrooms to county-owned land at the corner of Benton . AND THIS ONE IS SIGNIFICANTLY RESISTANT TO THE VACCINES AS REPORTED HERE (https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/delta-infections-among-vaccinated-likely-contagious-lambda-variant-shows-vaccine-2021-08-02/): The Lambda variant of the coronavirus, first identified in Peru and now spreading in South America, is highly infectious and more resistant to vaccines than the original version of the virus the emerged from Wuhan, China, Japanese researchers have found. Emily DeRuy is the Bay Area News Group's housing and economy editor overseeing coverage for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Despite new state law, Antioch ends remote option for council meetings While critics have blamed Bay Area health officials for being too aggressive over the course of the pandemic, many health experts say they have taken the right measures at the right time to slow the spread of the virus. There arent going to be any lockdowns; that has been made clear by our political leaders. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! All Rights Reserved. Locally, the Delta variant accounts for 345 positive infections as of July 29, Santa Clara County data shows. Grocery stores can operate at a slightly higher capacity: 35%. It reported 167 COVID-related deaths. "Entertainment production" can also continue. Get the latest news, information and videos about the novel coronavirus pandemic here, Storm timeline: Here's how much more rain is expected, Another freight train derails in Ohio, prompting shelter-in-place, At least 13 people are dead as severe storms sweep across US. I the last 3 months we lost nearly 200 people. The new exhibit features hundreds of larger than life animal lanterns and interactive attractions, and a ride in the gondolas take visitors to the Land of the Lost section where the dinosaurs world and view of the bay awaits atop the Oakland hills. Salons were shut down more than half. Gov. CA stay-at-home order: Everything to know about California's new COVID Every peak and pit has put the future of Linda Do's business in jeopardy, and has impacted the livelihoods of her and her employees. Wineries and cardrooms will have to head outside, and indoor family activities such as bowling allies will be shut down. "I don't see that at all happening," Fauci told ABC on Sunday, but the chief medical advisor to the presidentalso warned that outbreaks will continue if people don't get vaccinated. Then you can, and now you can't again. Fridays announcement did not include health officers from San Mateo, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Santa Cruz or Monterey counties. San Mateo County is not locking down now with the rest of the Bay Area but likely will be forced to later this month under Newsoms statewide order. Private gatherings of any size, indoor and outdoor, are not allowed. It limits travel to critical services and restricts outdoor activities for exercise. The new restrictions will remain in place until Jan. 4. RELATED: Gov. By. In 32 volunteers who never had COVID-19, they found that antibodies induced by mRNA vaccines did evolve between the first and second shots. How many days Bay Area COVID lockdowns shuttered businesses He graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in print/digital reporting and a minor in political science and German. Clinics say Californias new Medicaid drug program will force them to cut services. Just understand this fact if it stays the same for 30 days here is the real problem, the new cases in Santa Clara county will be 30 times (13,328/7) or 56,734 cases. Donate now. So please relax with your Trumpist calls for violence; just get your @$$ vaccinated!!! Its a relief to know that public health officials dont suspect that retail is a spreader with all the modifications with masks and the distancing and the ventilation.. THE FACT THAT CALIFORNIA HAS AN UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM THAT 20% OF ALL U.S. Santa Clara County shut down a local, privately-owned park in 2019 over a number of land use and permit violations. Whos in charge of editing these comments or having the so-called Authority to delete whatever is deemed not geared towards your views you have some ranting lunatic about fictitious numbers asking if were safe continuously and yet people who actually have something to say and express their own opinion you delete??? As of 01/07/2022 there was 15,909 cases total NEW CASES for the week starting 12/31/2021 (2,000 more cases than yesterday) all variants in Santa Clara County AND there are only 30 ICU beds out of 3800 (4 beds less than yesterday) . Let us exercise the freedoms we have, stretch those freedom muscles and walk into stores and restaurants without a mask, be kind to people if they offer a mask and keep pushing gently against the tyranny. In Alameda County and Berkeley, it is scheduled to take effect just past midnight Monday morning and in Marin County at noon Tuesday. ", INTERACTIVE MAP: Here's what's open, closed in the San Francisco Bay Area. Newsom's announcement means for every Bay Area county, According to a release by the Public Health Department: "The State confirmed this afternoon that it will require sectors closed for indoor operations in counties on the monitoring list to close in Santa Clara County effective Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.". At a press conference on Friday, health officers from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and the city of Berkeley (which has its own health department). // Sacramento Bee, Kin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law. The early action comes despite the Bay Area being the region with the largest buffer from triggering the states 15% threshold for intensive-care capacity. "I wanted to make sure I paid attention to what was going on with the trends. ABC7 News visited with businesses finally able to reopen, on Monday morning. See the full guidelines here. Newsom may have just unveiled his priorities for spending Californias massive budget surplus and state lawmakers have their own ideas but what would you do? Coronavirus: Much of Bay Area moves to shut down indoor dining amid COVID-19: Some Bay Area counties to move down to Red Tier Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, alsosaid this week that he doesn't expect the nation to return to lockdown, despite the concerning surge in positive infections. On Wednesday, the state updated its guidelines to allow playgrounds to stay open as essential: "Playgrounds may remain open to facilitate physically distanced personal health and wellness through outdoor exercise.". The majority of current hospitalized cases in Santa Clara County involve unvaccinated individuals, Deputy Health Officer George Han said Monday. This time, at. "We found new ways to get our food into people's homes, and we want to continue to allow that dining experience to actually happen.". (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group), PLEASANTON, CA - Dec. 3: Isabella Montufar and Alex Azila, both of Fremont, have a meal at Oyo restaurant's newly built outdoor dining area in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Zoom chops nearly 200 jobs in Bay Area as tech layoffs mount I have no words, really.". Opinion: Newsoms budget cuts threaten public health investment A SUPERSREADERS EVENT IN THE MAKING, WE HAVENT EVEN WAITED FOR THE 3 WEEKS AFTER STURGIS, WHICH WAS A KEY SUPERSPREADER EVENT LAST YEAR, RIGHT? The area got a brief break from severe weather on Sunday but . Track progress on 6 key metrics to reopening here, Reopening California: What's opening and when in the Bay Area, Everything we know about CA businesses opening and what comes next, Life after COVID-19: Here's what restaurants, gyms will look like, Here's everything allowed to open in CA (and what we're still waiting on). Santa Clara County is also maintaining most of its own stricter rules announced last weekend banning contact sports, including college and pro football, requiring a two-week quarantine for travelers from more than 150 miles away and limiting retail capacity.