How the San Francisco Bay Area coronavirus ‘shelter in place’ order works

By RONG-GONG LIN II STAFF WRITER

MARCH 16, 2020 9:51 PM

Seven counties in the greater San Francisco Bay Area region have issued a shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Here’s how it works.Why it’s being done

The San Francisco Bay Area is the hardest-hit region in California with regards to coronavirus cases. More than 290 cases have been reported in the six Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara, as well as the neighboring county of Santa Cruz.In Santa Clara County alone, more than 130 cases were confirmed and more than 50 have been hospitalized. Officials expect the number of cases to worsen.Officials say slowing the spread of the virus is urgent to prevent hospitals from getting overwhelmed.

Older adults and those with underlying medical conditions are most at risk for critical illness, with their bodies unable to fight off a viral infection of the lungs that can result in a failure to breathe on their own, septic shock and multiple organ failure.

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