A reporter gets ready to broadcast at a near-empty Santa Monica Pier after a temporary closure as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus Monday, March 16, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020 12:13 a.m.
San Francisco Bay Area counties issue shelter-in-place order
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials in seven San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a sweeping shelter-in-place mandate Monday affecting about 7 million people, ordering residents to stay at home and go outside only for food, medicine and outings that are absolutely essential.