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Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: August 7-8

The Chronicle began covering the coronavirus crisis before the first cases were reported in the Bay Area and a pandemic was declared. We reorganized the newsroom to dedicate nearly every resource to stories focusing on the health and economic disasters. Every day we have published live updates to reflect the most critical local, national and global updates on COVID-19, and this news is free of charge in an effort to keep our community safe and informed. • Read the previous batch of updates from Aug. 5-6. • See the full timeline. Updates from Saturday, Aug. 8: 7:11 p.m. Very few San Francisco firefighters have coronavirus antibodies: Just three San Francisco fire department employees tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, according to a UCSF study that included more than 1,000 workers. As first responders, firefighters are on the front lines of helping people — so the low numbers may reflect the close attention to masks and distancing in the department. Read the story by the Chronicle’s JD Morris here. 5:50 p.m. Trump event ignores social distancing: An event at President Trump’s golf club in New Jersey included dozens of people, many of whom did not wear masks for at least part of the event, the Washington Post reported. Photos show people crowded together. The…

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