A man wears a mask while walking under the marquee of The Castro Theatre in San Francisco, Monday, March 16, 2020. Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place mandate Monday affecting nearly 7 million people, including the city of San Francisco itself. The order says residents must stay inside and venture out only for necessities for three weeks starting Tuesday in a desperate attempt by officials to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. (A…
March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020 10:28 p.m.
Life in San Francisco area screeches to a halt amid shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, people were advised to avoid large gatherings.