The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Opinion: Where is the research money for COVID-19? The Mercury News - Julia Schaletzky With President Trump’s signature on the enormous $2.2 trillion stimulus package to provide relief to about anyone who is losing business or income …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: See’s Candies suspends operations amid pandemic The Mercury News - Jason Green SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – For only the second time in nearly a century, See’s Candies is suspending production and shipping of its storied confections, …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Newsom offers renters some relief as cases rise The Mercury News - Fiona Kelliher As the Bay Area heads into its third week of shelter-in-place and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across California, Gov. …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus stimulus: When will checks come? This and other FAQs on $2.2 trillion relief package The Mercury News - Brooke Staggs The $2.2 trillion relief package approved Friday to help Americans cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has left many people …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Brazil bans foreign air travelers The Mercury News - Reuters BRASILIA – Brazil on Friday barred all non-resident foreigners from entering the country via its airports to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but …
The Mercury NewsTom Hanks Coronavirus: Hanks, Wilson reportedly return to LA The Mercury News - Reuters LOS ANGELES – Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Opinion: President should make wider use of war powers, now The Mercury News - David Entwistle President Trump on Friday ordered GM to produce ventilators under the Defense Production Act. As hospitals brace for the rapid influx of patients we …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: 49ers GM thanks workers, wants to see your home office The Mercury News - Cam Inman General manager John Lynch and the 49ers aren’t merely scouring film to prepare for the draft and any other free agency moves. Two weeks since the …
The Mercury NewsBaseball Baseball could extend the season through Thanksgiving The Mercury News - Field Level Media There could be baseball during the 2020 holidays, with USA Today reporting Friday that both Major League Baseball and its players are willing to …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Love and coronavirus: Why one Bay Area couple resorted to blowup dinosaur, unicorn costumes The Mercury News - Shayna Rubin San Franciscans DJ Slaughter and Brynne Henn could bare the isolation no longer. So DJ hopped on Amazon and made the purchase: an adult-sized …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Shocking San Jose estimate raises coronavirus question: How many people will die? The Mercury News - John Woolfolk As the death toll climbs in the Bay Area’s coronavirus battle, an alarming projection that the pandemic would kill at least 2,000 in Santa Clara …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Oakland passes law that bans evictions, freezes rents until May 31 The Mercury News - Angela Ruggiero OAKLAND — The Oakland City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance Friday banning landlords from evicting residential and commercial …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Some bishops give permission to eat meat during Lent The Mercury News - CNN.com Wire Service Catholic Bishops in at least two states are revising abstinence obligations for Lent as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally. Bishops …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Michigan gov. says supply orders are being cancelled The Mercury News - CNN.com Wire Service Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an interview Friday that her state is not getting the health and safety equipment needed to fight the spread …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Ringo Starr pushes back All Starr Band tour due to coronavirus The Mercury News - Jim Harrington Ringo Starr is pushing back dates on his upcoming All Starr Band tour “out of an abundance concern and caution for the well being of fans, crew and …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Newark hires new police chief during coronavirus outbreak, doesn’t tell public The Mercury News - Joseph Geha NEWARK –Gina Anderson, a veteran officer with 26 years of experience and currently the assistant chief of the Citrus Heights Police Department, will …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Watch: White House press briefing on the coronavirus The Mercury News - Dylan Bouscher CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing media on a mobile device. More than 586,000 people around the world have contracted coronavirus since the …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Alameda Health System agrees to pay sick nurses following protest The Mercury News - Dylan Bouscher Frontline workers at Alameda Health System won a significant concession from top management after demanding changes amid the coronavirus …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: ESPN analyst would be ‘shocked’ if NFL, college football games go on The Mercury News - Jon Becker Nothing would bring a sense of normalcy back to American sports fans more than the kick off of a new season this fall. But ESPN college football …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Trump invokes the Defense Production Act The Mercury News - CNN.com Wire Service President Donald Trump invoked the use of the Defense Production Act on Friday to require General Motors to produce more ventilators to deal with …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Instacart grocery-delivery workers threaten to walk off job Monday The Mercury News - Ethan Baron At a time when people forced to stay at home by the coronavirus pandemic are relying heavily on food-delivery services, workers for …
The Mercury NewsContra Costa County Coronavirus: Contra Costa County cases climb by more than 100 over past week The Mercury News - Rick Hurd The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Contra Costa County closed in on 150 on Friday, with more than 100 of them having been reported in the …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Almost ‘100 percent’ chance NBA resumes without fans: report The Mercury News - Field Level Media If the NBA regular season resumes, it is almost “100 percent” the games will be played without fans present, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Sharks’ Logan Couture talks Jumbo, his book club and shelter in place: “We’re all in it together” The Mercury News - Curtis Pashelka Like other residents of the region, Sharks captain Logan Couture has spent most of the last two weeks inside at home under a statewide shelter in …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: Onset of COVID-19 also spreading online, phone scams The Mercury News - Rick Hurd The onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the Bay Area and nationally has brought with it additional germ for authorities to monitor. “Unfortunately,” …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: California DMV closes all field offices amid COVID-19 outbreak The Mercury News - Evan Webeck Add that planned trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles to the list of things put on hold thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. Starting Friday, …
The Mercury NewsBeer Northern California breweries offering beer-to-go during the COVID-19 pandemic The Mercury News - Jay R. Brooks Brewery taprooms and brewpubs may be closed, along with bars and restaurants, but many are offering beer for pick-up and/or delivery. California’s …
The Mercury NewsCoronavirus (California) Coronavirus: South Africa begins lockdown, reports first death The Mercury News - Reuters JOHANNESBURG – Bustling streets and long queues at supermarkets highlighted South Africa’s struggle to adapt to a new lockdown on Friday, as the …
The Mercury NewsJoe Cunningham Coronavirus: Rep. Cunningham, D-SC, says he has tested positive The Mercury News - Reuters WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Joe Cunningham, a Democrat from South Carolina, said Friday he had tested positive for the coronavirus, although his …
