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A man fixes his coffee while riding a near empty Golden Gate Ferry from Sausalito Monday, March 16, 2020, to San Francisco. Twelve passengers were riding the boat that normally carries around 200. Millions of California's oldest and youngest residents stayed home Monday as officials took increasingly strident steps to separate people and contain the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A man fixes his coffee while riding a near empty Golden Gate Ferry from Sausalito Monday, March 16, 2020, to San Francisco. Twelve passengers were riding the boat that normally carries around 200. Millions of California's oldest and youngest residents stayed home Monday as officials took increasingly strident steps to separate people and contain the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

March 17, 2020

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Millions in San Francisco area cope with virus restrictions
March 17, 2020 7:04 p.m.

Millions in San Francisco area cope with virus restrictions

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions in the San Francisco Bay Area found empty highways, shuttered stores and vacant streets Tuesday as officials began enforcing an order for residents to stay at home and only leave for “essential" reasons in a desperate attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.