San Francisco announces three week lockdown: Residents are BANNED from leaving home after midnight on Tuesday for anything but doctor's visits or grocery shops to fight coronavirus
San Francsisco mayor London Breed is about to announce a lockdown that will last until April 7
People will not be allowed to leave home after midnight on Tuesday for anything but doctors visits or grocery store shops
Six counties in the wider bay area have told residents to 'shelter in place' for all non-essential travel
Governor Cuomo announced on Monday the state of New York's bars, restaurants, movie theaters and gyms will close at 8pm
New Jersey is enacting a curfew of 8pm until 5am - people should only leave their homes for essential travel between those hours
The governor did not define what 'essential travel' was or what will happen to anyone who does leave their home between those hours without an excuse
Cuomo wants Trump to issue shut down rules to bars and restaurants across the country but is frustrated that he won't
There are now more than 4,000 cases in America, 950 in the state of New York and more than 300 in New York City
71 people have died but all experts and officials say numbers will continue to rise drastically
Trump said on Monday the current crisis could last until August but said he was not considering a lockdown
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By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:17 EDT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 16:40 EDT, 16 March 2020
San Francisco's mayor has announced an unprecedented three week lockdown that will begin on Tuesday at midnight and which bans anyone from leaving their home for anything other than doctor's visits or trips to the supermarket.
In addition to the lockdown in city parameters, six counties in the Bay Area are being told to 'shelter in place'.
The lockdown is the strictest action to be taken in America. Anyone who breaks it faces legal repercussions.
It will last until April 7. Mayor London Breed called it a 'defining moment' on Monday morning.
'This is going to be a defining moment for our city.
'We all have a responsibility to do our part to protect our neighbors and slow the spread of this virus by staying at home unless it is absolutely essential to go outside,' she said.
President Trump has stopped short of a national shutdown, much to the criticism of governors and mayors who are calling on him to take federal action to block the spread.
At a White House briefing on Monday afternoon, he urged all Americans not to gather in groups of 10 or more and told people not to go to restaurants, bars or food courts but did not issue a shut down.
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have taken a tri-state approach to closures, with a shut down of closing bars and restaurants at 8pm on Monday night for 'as long as necessary' along with casinos, gyms and movie theaters.
New Jersey has also launched a statewide 'curfew' between the hours of 8pm and 5am for all 'non essential travel' but it is unclear what that is or what will happen to anyone who does not follow the rules.
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