Apple is considering postponing the September release of its new 5G-enabled iPhone over concerns consumers would be less inclined to buy it in the slumping economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from Business Insider.
For anyone wondering how the Bay Area is doing overall in terms of social distancing, there’s a map for that.
Scientists all over the world are trying to develop drugs to treat people with COVID-19 and a lot of that research is happening in the Bay Area including the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato.
To help keep kids occupied during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, the Bay Area Children’s Theatre has launched an online “playborhood,” theatre executives said Monday.
Homeless people at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus are receiving some much-needed protection.
As millions are studying and working from home, that surge in online traffic can lead to slowdown for everyone in the household.
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion asking that Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena be released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin because his health is deteriorating and the novel coronavirus pandemic has made the conditions at the jail unsafe.
The University of California at Berkeley said Monday that its Innovative Genomics Institute is creating a pop-up novel coronavirus diagnostic lab with the capacity to process more than 1,000 patient samples per day.
A Walnut Creek restaurant is helping first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Get ready to spend more time at home – NBC Bay Area has learned that public health officials in all nine Bay Area counties plan to extend the shelter at home order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds are being transformed into a temporary homeless shelter to stop the spread of the coronavirus, and now that Bay Area shelter in place orders are being extended through May 1, the most vulnerable of the population may been there for several weeks.
Solomon Thomas has just one more season remaining on his contract with the 49ers.
As the state of California scrambles to obtain more ventilators, a Silicon Valley company has stepped up and is refurbishing older ventilators to fill the urgent need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Santa Clara County Helping Hands called on healthy residents Friday to volunteer to bring meals and prescriptions to local seniors and people who are immunocompromised during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Newly released projections reveal the worst impacts of the coronavirus in California may still be nearly a month away.
A moratorium on evictions and other emergency resolutions in response to the novel coronavirus emergency were approved Friday at a special meeting of the Fremont City Council.
Thousands of employees for grocery delivery service Instacart are planning to strike Monday, arguing that they deserve extra pay and personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s a one-stop blog of where to get the daily coronavirus information you need.
Here’s a breakdown of the latest coronavirus cases health officials have announced in the Bay Area.
As the second full week of school closures comes to an end, many Bay Area parents are anxiously waiting to hear that it’s safe for their kids to return to class. But for a group of parents in the South Bay, their kids still won’t be allowed back on campus when classrooms reopen after administrators decided to withdraw their...
At least two school districts in the Bay Area will be distributing food to students while schools close due to the novel coronavirus starting Monday.
A company with offices in the Bay Area just got the FDA’s green light to start sending out a portable COVID-19 test that takes just minutes to show a result. Abbott Labs, an East coast company with offices in Santa Clara, has been working on the portable testing platform and now that they got the go, it’s expected to...
Alex Towery’s electricians showed up to work at the shop in San Rafael as if it were any other day. They were meeting up before heading out to the job, even though the job had changed.
An East Bay couple that provides unique music education to thousands of school children across the Bay Area is scrambling to find a way to keep their programs going during the shelter-at-home order.
The Shelter-at-home order is giving families a lot more time than usual to bond both with each and with their fur babies. People’s pets are big winners as kids and adults hunker down at home. For those that don’t have a cuddle buddy, now may be the time to get one as animal shelters are pleading with people to...
Two more Santa Rosa police officers have tested positive for novel coronavirus, making five total cases confirmed in the department since this week, officials said Friday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday banned all evictions of renters for the next two months, his latest effort to offer a lifeline to the many millions in the state harmed by the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus.
Need to make a run to the grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic? Take note of these tips before you head out of the door and enter the store.
Melissa Gong was completing her final semester of the nursing program at Cabrillo Community College when COVID-19 brought her studies to a halt. The facility where she was doing clinical training closed its doors to protect patients from potential exposure.
Arik Armstead is doing his part to help struggling small businesses in his hometown during the coronavirus pandemic.
While testing for the coronavirus has been slow and scarce across the U.S., one Bay Area laboratory has created what they say is a faster, more accurate COVID-19 test, which is already attracting long lines of patients hoping to find out if they are infected.
Joe Walker hasn’t made a huge splash in the NFL. The linebacker has played for two teams in his three-year pro career and has played more on special teams than on defense.
In the interest of social distancing and avoiding public facilities, a Silicon Valley startup on Thursday is demonstrating its alternative to gas pumps by offering a touchless, mobile gas station.
The recent trend of food hoarding isn’t just affecting people, but animals too. The famed swans at San Francisco’s iconic Palace of Fine Arts are now running low on a staple of their diet — corn.
Liam Hendriks’ friend died of the coronavirus, the A’s pitcher revealed in a post on his Instagram story Thursday.
If you are an addict struggling with sobriety how do you reach out for help in the face of today’s virus environment of “social distancing” and “stay in place” isolation?
An Oakland man allegedly tried to avoid being arrested on suspicion of shoplifting by saying he was infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, San Leandro police said Thursday.
Contra Costa County experienced 23 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, and it is now making room for the hospital beds public health officials think they will need at a local high school.
Fauci discussed a number of topics during the interview, including testing and social distancing.
One of the things we have not been able to do lately amid the coronavirus pandemic is buy and sell houses. It’s not on the list of essential activities, so real estate agents have been staying home along with the rest of us. But technology is helping us continue house hunting. The tech, for the most part, is right...
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced that it will temporarily suspend all subway service next week and replace it with bus shuttles during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The chief of nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital in the South Bay said now is as serious as it gets as the hospital braces for a possible rush of COVID-19 patients in the coming weeks.
Here’s a list of schools that have decided to shut down campuses due to coronavirus concerns.
About one-fourth of the 207 people who were tested on the first day of operation for the city of Hayward’s new COVID-19 Testing Center on Monday had positive results for the novel coronavirus, city officials said Thursday.
All VTA light rail service was shut down until further notice Thursday after an operator trainee tested positive for COVID-19, a VTA spokesperson said in a memo to the transit union.
San Jose police are investigating an unusual assault that is connected to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Police said a jogger, who did not want to be identified, told them she was spit on and coughed at after asking a group to stay at least six feet away from her while on a popular trail. The jogger said the incident happened…
One of the Raiders’ offseason goals was to get better and more athletic at linebacker. Even weeks before the draft, that’s been accomplished.
Emmanuel Moseley’s 2019 season with the 49ers exceeded all projections. Now, what will he do for an encore in 2020?
A number of people who became ill with upper respiratory infections in January are now wondering if they had COVID-19. And if so, would they now be immune to the coronavirus?
Large numbers of people who think they may have the novel coronavirus are flocking to a free testing site at a Hayward fire station.
During these stressful times, as millions of people in the Bay Area and beyond are sheltering indoors to stop the spread of the coronavirus, doctors say protecting mental health is vital — and Bay Area city leaders have been trying to spread the message of well-being.
Santa Clara County has been one of the early hot zones for coronavirus and according to one of Kaiser Permanente’s infectious disease experts, the San Jose hospital had a recent surge in cases.
Twelve employees with San Francisco Public Works have been sent home to remain under quarantine after a temporary employee tested positive for coronavirus, Public Works officials confirmed Wednesday.
As the death toll from coronavirus continues to climb in the Bay Area, funeral homes are trying to balance their employees’ safety with their want to serve grieving families.
In the wake of one death and 178 cases of the novel coronavirus in San Francisco as of Wednesday, city leaders are calling for more federal and state funding ahead of an anticipated surge of cases.
Health officers and superintendents in six Bay Area counties announced an extension Wednesday of the region’s school closure through May 1 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
With parks closed and after distance learning at home, the kids might need to blow off some steam during the stay-at-home order for the coronavirus pandemic.
The state of California has thrown a lifeline to a struggling hospital on the Peninsula. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday night that the state would be sending Seton Medical Center millions of dollars a month in emergency funds to lease beds during the coronavirus outbreak.
Staff at two San Francisco hospitals will be using wearable devices to provide early detection of the coronavirus, according to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Wednesday is set to announce a paid sick leave measure aimed at protecting workers during the unprecedented health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
