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“It feels like the end of the world, or like Mordor. But I guess it’s just a weird mix of smog and smoke and haze,” said Catherine Geeslin, snapping cell phone pictures of the dark sky from West Portal. “It was alarming to see it’s still dark. And it will be strange to have lunch in the dark. But you still have to get on with your day.” … [Read more...] about ‘Apocalypse on their mind’: Bay Area transfixed by foreboding, orange, smoke-choked skies

3:24 p.m. New study links blood type to COVID-19 risk: A forthcoming study from genetics company 23andMe shows that a person’s genetic code could be connected to how likely they are to catch COVID-19 — and how severely it hits them, the health news publication Stat reports. The study, not yet peer reviewed, is an important confirmation of earlier work on the subject. People with O blood seemed to test positive less often than expected when compared to other blood groups, the study indicates. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus live updates: Bay Area case counts plummet from summer highs

3:27 p.m. Fauci declines to embrace Trump’s ‘rounding the corner’ view: Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said Friday, “I’m not sure what he means,” in reference to President Trump’s comment that the country is rounding the corner on the pandemic. Some states are doing well, Fauci said in a CNN interview, but he added, “Our concern right now is that there are a number of states … starting to have an uptick” in cases. He mentioned the Dakotas, Montana, Michigan and Minnesota. He said he’s concerned about the holiday weekend, and repeated that people must wear maks, stay outside, avoid crowds and keep social distance. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Sept. 4-5

Even if the orange tint diminishes on Thursday, meteorologists said the sun-obscuring layer of fog and smoke was likely to hover over the area through at least Friday, keeping temperatures low. Air quality measurements reached into the unhealthy range Thursday morning. … [Read more...] about Air quality worsens as orange hue fades from Bay Area skies

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pays her respects to the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he lies in state on the East Front Steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Wanting to see it from the outside view, she came out briefly and also said hello to some of the mourners on site. "I wanted to say goodbye to my friend," said Harris. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press … [Read more...] about San Mateo County added to state coronavirus list, bringing Bay Area’s reopening to a standstill