Many Northern California residents are being asked to stay home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As a result, centers, churches, mosques, synagogues and temples across the region are taking their services online.
Below is a listing of some of the houses of worship offering online services.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the state’s 40 million residents to stay at home, restricting non-essential movements to control the spread of the coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state’s medical system.
“This is a moment we need to make tough decisions,” Newsom said. “We need to recognize reality.”
His move came after counties and communities covering about half the state’s population already had issued similar orders.
People may still leave their homes for walks and exercise and for essential needs such as food and medical care. Restaurant meals can still be delivered to homes.
Newsom earlier in the day asked the president to deploy a U.S. Navy medical ship to help the state expand its medical capacity and warned that more than half of California’s residents could contract the new coronavirus.
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A substitute teacher for Sacramento City Unified School District has died from complications of the coronavirus, district officials confirmed Monday.
The identity of the teacher has not yet been released. This is the second death in Sacramento County. Public Health officials said both individuals who died from complications of COVID-19 were older than 70 and had underlying health conditions.
The instructor, who also was a temporary volunteer, worked at Sutterville Elementary School in February.
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STOCKTON — Numerous changes affecting daily life for thousands of area residents were announced Sunday in a massive effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus.
Critical among the announcements were decisions by the city of Stockton to close all its sites to the public. Despite the disruption, city staffers still will be working and business can be conducted by phone, email and online resources. Also, all schools in Calaveras and Stanislaus counties will join all San Joaquin County schools in closing.
And, the highly popular Khmer New Year’s celebration in Stockton was canceled while the county’s largest medical center implemented new rules for those seeking to visit patients.
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TURLOCK, Calif.,—The first cheese made by Karoun Dairies, the iconic Hand-braided String Cheese, was awarded 1st Place in the String Cheese, Flavored Category at World Championship Cheese Contest 2020. Dairy experts from around the world gathered at the Monona Terrace in Madison Wisconsin, judging a record-breaking 3,600 cheese, yogurts, butters, and other dairy products from 26 countries.
Karoun Marinated String Cheese, the company’s original, classic-style String, marinated to perfection with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and herbs, was one of 16 entries for String Cheese, Flavored and scored an impressive 99.70 Best of Class. The Karoun Cheese line of handcrafted braided string cheeses are made with Real California Fresh Milk.
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Stanislaus State University on Thursday announced it will cancel face-to-face classes to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has prompted schools and organizations across the county to take precautions.
Classes can keep meeting on the Turlock and Stockton campuses until next Wednesday, university officials said, and professors will be given two days to prepare for online instruction before spring break begins on March 23.
All Stanislaus State, classes must be taught online by April 2, officials said, so the university will provide students laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots upon request.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in California rose to 4 after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic over the virus.
Los Angeles County public health officials announced the state's latest death related to the virus on Wednesday. The case marks the first death reported in LA County.
A woman over the age of 60 died after contracting COVID-19, health officials said. The woman, who has not been publically identified, was visiting friends and had underlying health conditions.
“We extend our deepest condolences to her family and her friends and we’re really sorry to be making this announcement today,” Los Angeles County Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer told reporters Wednesday.
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A drone buzzed around like a bee about 50 feet away from Rex Lawson’s balcony.
He watched a convoy of ambulances and vans pull up below. Workers in protective suits moved about, while what appeared to be news helicopters hovered overhead.
“I have to comb my hair so I’ll look good on TV,” Mr. Lawson, 86, a retired United Airlines pilot, joked. He marveled at the “tremendous amount of logistics” at work around him.
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Hot springs resorts and spas are increasingly popular destinations for travelers seeking rejuvenation — or a close-to-nature adventure. Indigenous people revered these mineral-rich pools and the Greeks and Romans built baths around them. And nothing has changed today for wellness-seekers who flock to these hot springs to take the waters.
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The largest school district in Northern California, the Elk Grove Unified School District, canceled classes and sports games through Friday after a family associated with the Elk Grove Unified School District was exposed to the new coronavirus and placed on quarantine to see if they were infected with coronavirus and would get sick.
All school activities were also canceled, though officials stressed there were no confirmed cases linked to the school.
The move comes as schools across California are responding to coronavirus.
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