The Chronicle began covering the coronavirus crisis before the first cases in the Bay Area were reported and a pandemic was declared in 2020. We reorganized the newsroom to devote maximum resources to stories about fitness and economic disasters. Every day, we release live updates to reflect top local, national and global updates on COVID-19, and this news is loose to keep our network informed.
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Updates for Wednesday, September 9:
10:20 p. m. Newsom Honoring Deceased Fresno County Sheriff’s Department Detective: Governor Gavin Newsom said flags at the state Capitol would be hoisted mid-body in honor of Fresno County Sheriff’s Detective Jose Mora of 44-year-old, who died Monday of COVID-19 headaches after becoming ill while investigating a homicide that took him out of state, authorities said. Mora, a 20-year veteran, began his law enforcement career with the Fresno County Fire Department in March 2000 before joining the sheriff’s workplace in July 2004. He is survived by his wife Carolina and 4 children.
3:47 p. m. California provides tax credits to small businesses renting the pandemic: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed two expenses to ease the tension of the coronavirus pandemic in California’s 4. 1 million small businesses, adding a move that provides a new tax relief for hiring workers. it’s there.
3 p. m. Alameda County reports more cases: Alameda County recorded one hundred more cases of coronavirus, bringing its cumulative total wednesday to 19596 cases.
2:48 p. m. U. S. crosses the mark of 190,000 coronavirus deaths: the death toll in the United States by COVID-19 was 190589 on Wednesday afternoon, as the deadly coronavirus continued to escape efforts at home and elsewhere. Globally, the virus has killed some 900,000 people.
2:42 p. m. Austrian citizens are receiving stimulus checks from the US. U. S. : Many other people have cashed stimulus checks from the U. S. But it’s not the first time At Austrian banks in recent months, the Washington Post reports, some were baffled by unforeseen bills or not eligible for bills, according to Austrian bank and media officials. One of them said that, first of all, he believed his check was part of a fraud plan.
1:52 p. m. The coronavirus invades the brain, according to one study: a new study provides the first transparent evidence that in some other people, coronavirus invades brain cells, deviating them to make copies of itself, with life-threatening consequences, the New York Times reports. The infection is probably rare, however, some other people might be susceptible due to their genetic history, maximum viral load or other reasons, said an immunologist at Yale University who led the study. The study was published on Wednesday and has not yet been approved by experts for publication.
1:44 p. m. Twitter is for subarrendarians while staff remain in the house: Twitter indexed 104,850 square feet of under-reception at its San Francisco headquarters after adopting a permanent home painting policy. Twitter said it wouldn’t close offices, but the move is a sign of a decline in generation. request genuine properties from the onset of the pandemic. Learn more here.
1:38 p. m. Technology stocks are leading the upward markets: stocks soared Wednesday when tech corporations recorded their day in about 4 months, recovering some of their heavy losses in recent sessions. The Dow Jones trading average added 440 issues to close at 27,940, a gain of 1. 6%. . The S
1:32 p. m. Newsom says the authorization procedure will be updated, following the Capitol demonstration: Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that the California Highway Patrol and public fitness officials are reviewing the criteria for authorizing giant occasions, following a demonstration of thousands of people in Sacramento for Labor Day. The crowd who attended an occasion with Christian music and speakers did not honor social estating and at most gave the impression of not wearing masks. Newsom said it caused “real fear about the spread of the virus,” either on the occasion and after other people returned home. “It’s not acceptable, ” he said.
1:10 p. m. Trump said he didn’t need to create panic, fear: President Trump, answering Questions Wednesday about his minimisation of the severity of the coronavirus, adding his wisdom that it’s much more fatal than seasonal flu, said, “I don’t need other people to be afraid. I don’t need to panic. ” He added in his comments to reporters wednesday: “We need to show our strength as a country and that’s what I did. “He did not question his comments to journalist Bob Woodward, which are shown on Woodward’s audio recordings.
12:49 p. m. Newsom posts comments on Trump’s comments in Woodward e-book: Governor Gavin Newsom said he had not read the disclosures about President Trump’s reaction to the coronavirus in an upcoming e-book via journalist Bob Woodward. “I am not in a position to answer that question. ” said. “I don’t know anything about the main points of the e-book. ” Woodward’s tapes reveal that Trump said he intentionally downplayed the mortality of the virus. Newsom said California had won the “vast majority” of its coronavirus applications from the Trump administration.
12:40 p. m. La rate in California continues to improve: the positive coronavirus rate continues to decline in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday at a briefing. Over the more than seven days, positive effects accounted for an average of 3. 6% of returns, and in the last 14 days, 4%.
12:15 p. m. Newsom introduces a law to help small businesses: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an invoice Wednesday giving small businesses a $1,000 tax credit consistent with the worker hired to ease restrictions on on-site shelters. and meet other criteria, Newsom said, to make sure that “those who have, not the poor” do not end up reaping benefits.
11. 29 a. M. Britain is restricting social gatherings to six other people: the UK government has cancelled a month’s break from its blockade, saying Wednesday that social gatherings in England would be limited to up to six other people internally or outdoors. It is part of a number of new measures aimed at curbing increased concern in new cases of coronavirus, especially among young adults.
11:20 Suspension of the comforting test of the vaccine, says the head of the NIH: The suspension through AstraZeneca of the latest tests of his possible COVID-19 vaccine while investigating a volunteer’s disease shows that “there will be no compromise” in protecting the progression of injections, the director of the National Institutes of Health in Congress said Wednesday. “This is reassuring, ” said Dr. Francis Collins.
10:58 Biden says Trump “knowingly and deliberately lied” about the epidemic: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Trump’s admission, revealed in recordings, knew that the coronavirus was fatal and that he minimized it “more than despicable; is a disturbance of duty, a disgrace. During an appearance in Warren, Michigan, Biden said, “We hope our president will be frank with us. “He added: “His failure has not only claimed lives, it has put our economy in line It is not worthy for this job.
10:22 am The state of San Diego now has 400 inflamed academics: the number of Academics at San Diego State University who tested positive or who were likely due to a coronavirus infection reached 400 on Tuesday, the San Diego Times-Tribune reported. last week a four-week “pause” for all face-to-face classes.
10:10 a. m. Pelosi says Trump’s tapes turn out to be “delay, distortion, denial”: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco criticized Trump on Wednesday for “delay, distortion, and denial” in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, in reaction to Trump’s comments in an e-book and tape through journalist Bob Woodward. “He understood more than he advised when he called it a hoax,” Pelosi said in an interview with MSNBC. “Their delay, distortion and denial of risk are to blame for many of the deaths and infections . . . not all, however, it is possible that many of them have simply been avoided. “
9:55 a. m. Trump said the virus was more fatal than the flu: while President Trump continually compared the public coronavirus to seasonal influenza and minimized it as a serious threat, he countered it in a recorded conversation: “This is a very sensitive issue. “This is a very delicate subject. It’s also more fatal than even his intense flu,” he said of Bob Woodward’s recordings for his new e-book Rage. Trump has publicly stated that the new virus will soon disappear, and just a few weeks after the February 7 interview he claimed the virus can only be aired. He also said on 19 March that “it turns out that it is not just about the elderly,” but “many young people” affected by the virus, also at odds with his public comments.
9:08 a. m. , Trump on tape said he intentionally minimized the coronavirus: in publisher Bob Woodward’s terrifying recordings of President Trump about the coronavirus outbreak, the president said he “sought to minimize that. “I like to minimize it, because I didn’t need to panic. CNN was given Woodward’s new book, “Rage” and some of the conical recordings, and aired on Wednesday. In the recordings, Trump revealed on February 7 that he knew the coronavirus was a “lethal substance” and that it was transmitted through breathing. However, he went on to say in public that the virus would disappear and, to date, organizes rallies where other people largely gather and do not wear masks to prevent transmission.
8:53 am The Navajo Nation did not report new cases for the first time: The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American territory in the country, did not report new cases of coronavirus for the first time on Tuesday, compared to a new infection reported on Monday. The milestone comes just six months after the outbreak began in the territory, which once had the highest infection rate in the United States.
8:42 am The closure of Twin Peaks at the time of the pandemic is turning counterfires: the closure of Twin Peaks through San Francisco, to discourage crowds of local tourists and revelers in search of perspectives on the pandemic, has led to more crowds, noise and car thefts, residents say. Those who used to drive to the most sensitive of the hill now park under the viewpoint and simply overlook or party around their parked cars. Read the full story here.
8:29 am Kindergarten responds to the call instead of the remote kindergarten: the practical frustrations of families with distance education for kindergarten children have opened a door for the preschool industry, which was on the brink of monetary ruin by the forced closure of the pandemic and social estating regulations this limited inscription. Some kindergartens are entering kindergarten systems to meet the new call, a trend that poses equity issues because tuition fees are unsuccessful in many public school families. Read The Chronicle story here.
8:10 am Fauci says it is “a good thing” that drug brands agree not to rush: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s expert said Wednesday that AstraZeneca’s suspension of his final control of the COVID-19 experimental vaccine demonstrates “one of the protective valves” incorporated in the studies to identify potential problems. “I hope you can continue” the rehearsal, he told CBS “This morning. “”But you don’t know, you’ll have to do more research. “He said that primary vaccine was “good” Brands have now pledged in writing not to move any vaccines without guaranteeing some protection and efficacy.
7:58 am The sudden closure of the local school is a warning for reopening: parents and young people who showed up at a public school in Sausalito were rejected on Tuesday because of the questionable effects of a member’s coronavirus control, a last-minute delay that demonstrated how complicated it will be to reopen the study rooms to be informed in the user in the middle of a pandemicArray especially for public schools. Read The Chroncle story here.
7:38 am Bills pending signature through Newsom reflect the priorities of the pandemic: amid consultation closures and precedence reconfigurations due to the pandemic, state legislators sent Governor Gavin Newsom nearly 430 bills, or about 40% of the amount they would send in a typical year, KHN reports : Among those you have until September 30 to sign, there are about two dozen COVID-related bills for issues such as shortages of protective equipment, poor staff health, and the management of an expected vaccine.
7:10 am Bart’s service increases again: BART is adding peak train hours on several lines as of September 14 to reflect the recoil of the number of passengers after six months of pandemic reductions. because of their source of income and their own survival. A public transportation protection plan in the Bay Area seeks to attract passengers. Read the story here.
6:43 a. m. Shares resumed, but they reailed: the Dow Jones rose 0. 8% and the Nasdaq recovered above 11,000, offsetting some recent losses. Zoom-based corporations.
Tuesday, September updates
4:04 p. m. Santa Clara County is cautious as the state adjusts its reopening state: as California fitness officials changed Santa Clara County from purple to red on Tuesday, a variety of business activities has become imaginable, but the county maintains its own stricter regulations to maintain strict control over indoor activities. Get the details.
3:30 p. m. Suspension of a leading study on the COVID-19 vaccine: Phase 3 trials of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured through AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford were suspended on Tuesday, following an alleged adverse reaction through a player in the UK A spokesperson for AstraZeneca, who is considered a pioneer in the race for a vaccine , he said in a statement that “the popular review procedure has caused a pause in vaccination to allow the review of protection data. Trials in the United States come with volunteers from UCSF, the San Francisco Department of Public Health and Sutter Health’s East Bay AIDS Center.
2:26 p. m. SF exceeds the 10,000-case mark: the number of coronavirus cases in San Francisco surpassed the mark of 10,000 on Tuesday. The city has reported 52 more new cases to bring its cumulative total to 10,031 infections to date.
2:18 p. m. Newsom watches a primary Christian concert on Capitol Hill: Governor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he was “gathering information” about a giant outdoor rally at the Capitol this weekend when thousands of people allegedly packed up and weren’t dressed in masks while Christian musicians and speakers put him on stage. Newsom said in a briefing that he had heard numbers between 2,500 and 12,000 about the length of the crowd. At any major event, he said, other people will have to respect fitness rules. “Someone can literally lose their lives, ” he said.
1:43 p. m. Recognizing those who have been a must: The Chronicle has spent more than 4 months with more than a dozen essential staff to listen to their paintings and their lives: what it’s like to be on the front line. of a pandemic, how we can honor his paintings. Read their words and look at pictures of them here.
1:28 p. m. Santa Clara County announces the reopening of national operations: Santa Clara County announced Tuesday that it was advancing under its new designation of “red dot” coronavirus with the reopening of non-public care operations. , moment category of the coronavirus progression scale, with capacity restores. County officials noted that the county will have to be in the red spot for 14 days before K-12 schools can reopen for in-person instruction.
1:18 p. m. Wall Street Slide: Fearing that the biggest beneficiaries of the year would grow too fast, investors abandoned generation stocks on Tuesday, sending the Nasdaq to correctional territory after falling more than four percent. -com crash The Dow Jones trading average fell more than 2. 2% and the
1:10 p. m. Santa Cruz County opens indoor activities, but warns it to oppose coming back: Santa Cruz County announced Tuesday that it now allows the operation of non-public internal care facilities such as nails and massages, restaurants, places of worship, cinemas, gyms and fitness centers. museums, zoos and aquariums, with modifications to protect fitness and safety. County officials say that despite achieving the least restrictive red progress category on the state’s reopening scale, “the network will have to be aware that some other building in COVID- 19 cases are expected “due to the close combination of chimney evacuations. “If the case rate increases, Santa Cruz County could return to the purple point in 14 days,” said a county statement.
12: 40 p. m. Five counties are advancing to the red dot state: five California counties have moved to the moment level of the four-tier scale in coronavirus progression, with point four being the least restricted category, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday. Clara County, the counties that have reached the number of instances and positive control measures that have allowed the ascent so far are: Amador, Orange, Santa Cruz and Placer. Thirty-three counties remain in the lowest, purple category.
12:31 p. m. La California’s positive verification rate drops to 3. 8% on average for one week: California’s positive checkback rate for coronaviruses has averaged 3. 8% over more than 7 days, representing an increase from the 14-day average of 4. 3%. COVID-19-related hospitalizations continued to fall 24% state-round in 14 days, with only 4% of state hospital beds now occupied by COVID-19 patients, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.
12:24 p. m. Moves to the Bay Area may be short-term: others leave the Bay Area: students and young staff move in with their parents to save cash while being informed or painted remotely; millennials alone forming remote groups to revel in life elsewhere; and families for more space. But many movements can be temporary, say those who leave The Chronicle Bay Area.
12:11 p. m. Santa Clara County gains higher status: State officials approved Santa Clara County’s move from purple in the progression of coronavirus to the less restrictive red category in the new multi-tier county assessment formula to oppose the pandemic.
11:40 p. m. Democrats say the GOP’s emergency bill “doesn’t go anywhere”: the NEW GOP coronavirus proposal is invalid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer of New York warned Tuesday. about some other bill that doesn’t solve the disorders and doesn’t go anywhere,” the two said. They said the bill had “poisonous” pills “with political motivations that Republicans know Democrats will never support. “
11:26 am Pfizer sees a reaction to vaccine protection until the end of October: Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, said Tuesday that his company expects to have “a response” until late October about the protection and efficacy of its Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine. However, he said in an interview on “Today,” it’s the same as having a vaccine to distribute to the public, which would come later.
11:15 The Tour de France continues after 4 positive tests of workers’ bodies: the Tour de France survived its first Covid-19 test run in Tuesday’s race, although 4 body of workers in the racing bubble tested positive with the tour director. No cases were discovered among the runners.
10:58 a. m. The state is re-evaluating counties Tuesday for new virus categories: County officials are preparing for adjustments Tuesday as the state reevaluates how they are doing in the pandemic’s progress as a component of California’s new color code points. restrictions on which businesses they can open, and counties expected to be approved for restrictive rental points. Read the story here.
10:30 am: NBA visitors can enter the bubble at Disney: Nba coaches and have been approved to bring visitors to the bubble for the start of the respective convention finals, according to a memorandum received through ESPN. coaches, front-end workplace and, you can’t bring more than 10 visitors to the Disney campus, start with seven-day quarantines on site, says the memo.
9:51 a. m. St. Matthew’s County Increase: San Mateo County has recorded 133 more coronavirusArray, bringing its general Tuesday to 8,750 infections so far.
9:16 a. m. , Britain sees 3,000 new cases for the time being in a row: the British government is facing tension to watch for coronavirus infections. The new figures show approximately 3,000 new cases on Monday for the next day in a row The UK has the worst number of COVID-19 deaths in Europe: more than 41,500 deaths recorded, a record because official counts do not count those who have died without being tested.
9:08 am Experts see unprecedented use of the pandemic as a political tool: the pandemic has been politicized in the United States for months, but an increase in rhetoric over the following week has worried many public fitness experts who oppose what they see. as an effort for the pandemic reaction to become a political tool in the November 3 election. Read Erin Allday’s story here.
8:54 am The death toll from summer viruses has been high: the overdue summer shows grim statistics: from Memorial Day weekend to Monday, the number of Americans who died from COVID-19 increased from just under 100,000 to more than 18,6000, according to knowledge recorded through the Washington Post , while infections nearly quadrupled to 6. 2 million.
8:44 a. m. The Senate will vote on the stimulus package: when senators returned to Washington on Tuesday, majority leader Mitch McConnell announced that the organization would vote to promote a reduced stimulus package, which would repair federal unemployment benefits to $300 a week, partly its previous point – and allocate $105 billion to schools and the budget for testing and postal service. Array Republican assistants familiar with the discussions told the New York Times.
8:21 a. m. Trump hits Democrats in the vaccination campaign: the prospect of a vaccine to protect Americans from coronavirus infection has become a point of discussion in the White House race, as President Trump has accused Democrats of “denigrating” for political gain. Trump made the accusation Monday after the vice presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, said she would “not accept her word as true” of receiving the vaccine.
8:05 am The executive directors of pharmaceutical companies point to a commitment to vaccine protection: in an ordinary effort to build public confidence in the progression of coronavirus vaccines, the CEOs of nine pharmaceutical companies pledged Tuesday not to seek regulatory approval until the protection and efficacy of their experimental vaccines is established in Phase 3 clinical trials. Amid president Trump’s pre-election vaccine pressure complaint, the leaders wrote, “This commitment will help the public rely on the rigorous clinical and regulatory procedure through which covid-19 vaccines are evaluated and in the approved end. “
6: 4 9 am The state is preparing “measures of equity in physical fitness” to deal with disparities between Latin American populations: Marin County is largely white and well-off, but Latinos account for approximately 3 out of four cases of coronavirus. Area county has such a disparity. Now, public fitness officials are taking steps to respond, echoing similar efforts across the state. Read the full story here.
6:35 am Strong fall on Wall Street: the Dow Jones fell by 1. 5% and the Nasdaq fell by 3%, generation stocks that had recovered from the pandemic experienced heavy sales, Tesla fell by 14% and Apple, Facebook and Alphabet also fell. reopening have benefited from a generation abandonment.
5:12 am “Hearts Help”: SF’s new social distance markers bring joy to a dark period: last week dozens of white hearts were painted in San Francisco’s gigantic public gardens, which appear everywhere to sit in the socially remote summer of 2020. Hearts update white circles that were verification balloons in an effort to keep bathers separated 6 feet away, and turn out to be a welcome spectacle for tired visitors. Read the full story here: