CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place mandate on 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.
If affects the counties of San Francisco, Marin, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa, as well as the city of Berkeley.
People should work from home and unless they provide essential services, such as public safety, sanitation and medical services.
"The most important thing you can do is remain home as much as possible," San Francisco Mayo
