As many children around the Bay Area head back to school, health officials are warning about a new COVID surge in Northern California.
As hundreds of thousands of travelers will pass through Bay Area airports this week, doctors are urging passengers to wear masks as a new variant is circulating.
"The incident rate or the number of infections are relatively low but SARS-CoV-2 is still present in wastewater indicating the virus is still circulating."
As health emergencies end across the country and in the Bay Area, UCSF Infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong can finally say with confidence that society can collectively breathe a maskless sigh of relief.
Governor Gavin Newsom has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Wednesday night. This is the second time in less than a year he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Starting April 3, masks will no longer be required in indoor high-risk and health care settings. Those areas include health care, long-term care, and correctional facilities as well as homeless, emergency and warming and cooling centers.