Is the Bay Area close to reopening? We see promising signs
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Nurses provide vaccinations at the 24th Street Bart station in San Francisco. The Bay Area’s ICU capacity has shown improvement, but when the region may lift its stay-at-home order remains unclear.McArdle Hankin / The Chronicle
A much welcomed uptick in Bay Area hospitals’ intensive care availability and slower coronavirus transmission rates paint a hopeful outlook for the weeks ahead, but there was no indication Sunday as to when the region can emerge from the stay-at-home order that’s stymied much of normal life.
State health officials said Sunday that projections for four weeks out in the Bay Area do not meet criteria to lift the restrictions, and that an update will be forthcoming on Monday.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Trump attend a legislation signing rally with local farmers in Bakersfield last year.David McNew / Getty Images 2020
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Friday, Jan. 8, and it’s not clear that vaccinations will help open schools this spring. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
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Several California hospitals delay nonemergency surgeries amid fears that surge will continue
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Nurses Waymond Jones (left) and Larry Ngiraswei work with a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Regional Medical Center in San Jose. The center has canceled nonurgent surgeries amid the surge.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Nurse Janessa Deleon puts on gloves before bringing a tablet into the hospital room of a COVID-19 patient so the patient could video-chat with family at Regional Medical Center of San Jose early this month.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Radiology clerk Carin Madriaga organizes masks at Regional Medical Center of San Jose. Thanksgiving has been followed by an increase in COVID-19 cases all over California and the Bay Area.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less