Healthcare workers are concerned about a shortage of personal protective equipment, especially N95 masks.
Coronavirus
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The Berkeley Relief Fund kicks off with Michael Lewis hosting live launch
The Berkeley Relief Fund will pool $3 million in city funds and funds raised from private and corporate donations to provide emergency grants to local businesses, nonprofits and tenants.
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Man, 80, has first lab-confirmed community-spread COVID-19 case in Berkeley
The patient is recovering in isolation, but his experience is another indication that the novel coronavirus is spreading throughout Berkeley.
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Light moments in dark days: Berkeley rallies during a pandemic
There’s ample evidence that our community is pulling together, neighbors are checking on each other and ingenious ideas are popping up to prevent isolation. The worst of times is bringing out the best in people.
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A distillery makes hand sanitizer, a restaurant sells toilet paper: How food businesses are doing COVID-19 pivots
Three East Bay food and drink businesses have switched up their business models to keep going in the shelter-in-place era.
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Homeless people to see big changes in how they sleep, get food, get showers
Places that once served hot meals — and offered seconds — will now hand out boxed meals. Daytime drop-in services are being cut back because of COVID-19. It will also be harder to take a shower and do laundry.
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COVID-19 ‘relief fund’ to launch Sunday; businesses asked to share their stories
The city plans to launch a $3 million “relief fund” Sunday to help businesses, arts organizations and residential tenants.
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Berkeley relaxes parking enforcement rules due to shelter-in-place order
Drivers are set to get some relief from several types of parking rules following this week’s regional shelter-in-place order from health officials. Certain rules — like those for street sweeping — are still in effect.
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East Bay restaurants offering curbside, no-contact pickup or in-house delivery
Local restaurants where you can get food during the shelter-in-place order.
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Worried about food during the COVID-19 crisis? Berkeley Unified, local pantries offer free meals
BUSD meals are available to anyone 18 or younger. Other groups are working to feed adults.
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A new reality: What does ‘shelter in place’ look like in Berkeley?
From a deserted campus through empty streets and a popup food bank, Pete Rosos documents in photographs a city on lockdown.
Posted inNosh
East Bay food scene and COVID-19
A running news feed of the latest developments in the East Bay food scene during the pandemic.
