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At Lakeshore Nails on San Francisco’s Sloat Boulevard, manager Fiona Huyng had strung special lights above four manicure stations on the sidewalk so the staff could give $50 mani-pedis no matter what. San Francisco still bans indoor hair and nail treatments due to the coronavirus pandemic. … [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 The study, not yet peer reviewed, is an important confirmation of earlier work on the subject.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

7:34 a.m. Projection sees 410,000 U.S. deaths by year’s end: The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic could reach more than 410,000 by the end of the year — an increase of 225,000 lives lost, according to the latest forecast from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. “Because of seasonality and declining vigilance of the public,” the researchers projected U.S. deaths will reach nearly 3,000 a day in December, and without further government intervention, the toll could rise to 620,000 by Jan. 1. Increased mask use has the potential, however, to hold the cumulative death toll at 288,000 by year’s end, the forecast said. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Sept. 4-5

The orange hue, which many found unsettling, was the result of thick smoke dispersing blue light, leaving just red, orange and yellow to color the skies. A thicker fog layer, holding the smoke at bay, or a change in wind patterns shifting some smoke, could be responsible for the less-colorful skies on Thursday. … [Read more...] about Air quality worsens as orange hue fades from Bay Area skies

Air quality remained unhealthy Sunday in most of the Bay Area as smoke from the 117,242-acre Dolan fire near Big Sur travels north. The poor air quality doubled the region’s past record of consecutive Spare the Air days, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Monday marks the 28th straight day of unhealthy air, two years after the deadly Camp Fire created a 14-day streak. … [Read more...] about Cooler conditions, shifting winds could help clear out Bay Area’s smoky air