Shelter-in-place Archives - Oakland Voices

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Stay-at-home orders lifted, but COVID-19 still with us

January 25, 2021 Rasheed Shabazz

COVID-19 hospitalizations are predicted to decline.

For Oakland Muslims, Ramadan, faith greater than Coronavirus

May 19, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland Muslims observe month of Ramadan during COVID-19 pandemic by fasting and praying at home, as local mosques closed.

Alameda County eases stay at home restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise

May 18, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Alameda County health officials eased restrictions on businesses as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Santa Rita inmates fear exposure to coronavirus.

New Bay Area Shelter-in-Place Order

April 30, 2020 Momo Chang

One of the major shelter-in-place changes is expanding essential businesses to include more types of businesses, as well as opening of some outdoor businesses.

Bay Area shelter-in-place order extended through May

April 27, 2020 Admin

The Bay Area shelter-in-place order set to expire on May 3 will be extended until the end of the month of May.

How Oakland families are adjusting to the shelter-in-place

April 15, 2020 Amelah El-Amin

Oakland families are adjusting differently to the COVID-19 related shelter-in-place order. Amelah El-Amin profiles different families in East and West Oakland.

‘Watching church’: Oakland churches embrace technology during COVID-19 shelter in place

April 14, 2020 Brandy Collins

The shelter in place order has led churches to use technology to provide accessibility to spiritual services, like Easter.

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Academic and Social Absence

April 13, 2020 JoAnn Hollis-Bell

“It’s not just the virus that I’m afraid of. It is this human contact that has made me realize and admit it’s the solitude that I am afraid of. The admission that I depend on touch therapy.”

Unhoused in Oakland During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2020 Markaya Spikes

The challenges I face as an unhoused Oakland resident during the COVID-19 pandemic are income and work, access to essentials, and taking care of my daughter.

New Bay Area COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises

April 2, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland COVID-19 Update: New Shelter-in-place, Oakland schools closed, unemployment rises