Coronavirus

Distillers across the country are switching from spirits to hand sanitizer. 

On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee announced the summer 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the first time a global health issue has caused the Olympic games to be suspended.

Alameda County health officer Dr. Erica Pan told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the largest group of people who've tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus so far is those 20 to 44 years old.

Some small mom and pop owned restaurants have taken a hit to their bottom line during the stay at home order that was issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Despite company layoffs and downsizing due to COVID-19, some Bay Area companies are still hiring.

About 80 people live at the Altamont Hotel, a single room occupancy (SRO) in San Francisco's Mission District. Many are low-income senior citizens who have relied on food deliveries every Monday from a local pantry.

Thousands of childcare providers in California are trying to adjust to new mandates and frankly survive during the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic.  While schools remain closed, Governor Newsom declared child care an “essential service.” Childcare providers are now calling for government assistance.

As the cases and the death toll from COVID-19 continue to climb, a nonprofit in the South Bay is working to provide protection for those on the frontlines of the epidemic. And their efforts have inspired others to help.

Los Angeles County health officials backtracked Tuesday on their announcement that a child died from coronavirus, saying it’s possible the death was caused by something else.

Health officials on Tuesday confirmed the first COVID-19-related death in San Francisco.

Three Santa Rosa police officers have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and six other employees are self-quarantined, Santa Rosa Police Chief Ray Navarro said Tuesday afternoon.

A grocery store in the South Bay is temporarily closed after an employee died from complications with COVID-19. 

A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the novel coronavirus survived on the Diamond Princess cruise ship for up to 17 days, proving COVID-19 lives far longer on surfaces than previous research showed.