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6 p.m. Uptown Nightclub will not reopen due to COVID-19 impact: Officials with the Uptown Nightclub in Oakland announced Friday afternoon the club will not reopen after being closed for six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Club officials called the decision “heartbreaking.” “With no date in sight when having live entertainment will be safe, we just cannot afford to continue to pay our rent and other expenses with no income in the foreseeable future,” they said in a Facebook announcement Friday. “The Uptown was never a financial investment for us — it was always a labor of love and the dividends it paid are measured in the wonderful friendships that sprung from the shared love of music.” … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Sept. 4-5

11:48 a.m. Number of new coronavirus cases rising in United Kingdom: The U.K. on Monday recorded nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases for the second day running. According to the Department of Health and Social Care, the U.K. reported 2,948 daily new coronavirus Monday, down from the previous day’s number of 2,988, which had been the highest since May. Although the higher cases can partly be attributed to more testing, it’s clear there’s been an uptick in the past few weeks as lockdown restrictions have been eased. In some places, local outbreaks in Britain have been so severe that many lockdown restrictions have been reimposed. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Sept. 6-7

9:08 a.m. Trump on tape says he deliberately played down the coronavirus: In startling taperecordings writer Bob Woodward made with President Trump about the coronavirus outbreak, the president said he “always wanted to play it down. I stil like playing it down, because I didn’t want to create a panic.” CNN obtained Woodward’s new book, “Rage” and some of the taperecordings and played them on air Wednesday. In the recordings, Trump revealed on Feb. 7 that he knew the coronavirus was “deadly stuff,” and was transmitted by breathing. His continued to maintain in public, however, that the virus was going to go away, and to this day holds rallies where people gather closely and don’t wear masks to impede transmission. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Sept. 8-9

8:02 a.m. Trump defies Nevada health guidelines at indoor rally: In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Trump hosted a large indoor rally Sunday night in Nevada, telling a packed, nearly mask-less crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus. In one clear exception to the mostly bare faces, those in the stands directly behind Trump, whose images would end up on TV, were mandated to wear masks. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus live updates: Bay Area case counts plummet from summer highs

8:04 p.m. Coronavirus cases growing in 11 states: Coronavirus cases continue to rise at a concerning level in 11 states, according to Johns Hopkins University data conducted over the weekend by CNBC. The analysis comes on the heels of Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, calling recent virus data in the U.S. “disturbing.” CNBC lists the states as Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Wisconsin hit a record high in its average of daily new cases, reporting 1,353 new infections, a roughly 32% increase from a week ago, the data shows. Kansas and Montana both hit record highs for new deaths. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Sept. 12-13