San Francisco just banned all large gatherings exceeding 1,000 people amid the coronavirus outbreak
San Francisco has banned large gatherings of 1,000 people or more for two weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak in the city, Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday morning.
The ban on 1,000-person events is the latest directive issued by the city as the coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, has infected at least 14 people in the city and continues to spread.The disease has infected more than 121,000 people and killed over 4,300 people, with most cases in China where it originated.
A"non-essential group event" is defined as a gathering of 50 people for social, cultural, or entertainment events"where people are not separated by physical space of at least four feet," or about arm's length, according to NBC Bay Area.
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