It restricts all nonessential activity between the hours of 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. , but will a mandatory quarantine for travellers be next . And if so, how soon . Reporter as covid cases continue surging across the bay area, San Francisco is embracing its purple status and the rstrictions that come with it, but just how bad are the numbers . I think were very close to santa clara. Reporter abc 7s Analysis Shows covid cases per capita between San Francisco and santa clara are both reaching the high 1,700s. To put it in perspective, San Francisco was averaging 139 new covid cases per day. Whereas santa clara is averaging 517. We may well have to act like santa clara has. I dont want to get in front of the City Health Department here, but theyre obviously weighing all these things and looking at the same numbers were all looking at. Reporter Santa Clara CountyPublic Health officials have implemented even stricter rules, like limiting hotels to only essential travel and requiring people traveling into the county from distances more than 150 miles to quarantine for 14 days. In San Francisco, though, its only a recommendation. Do you anticipate dr. Colfax will change the quarantine recommendation to a requirement . That is one under consideration. And were looking at what santa clara did, what l. A. Has done and looking at where this virus is headed. Days to weeks would be where were considering a type of mandatory quarantine. Reporter Health Officials believe the curfew that starts tonight in San Francisco and several other bay area counties will help reduce transmission. Not a big fan of the curfews personally. Reporter but stanford Infectious Disease expert julie is not sold on it. I think the amount of transition that will happen from those when bars are closed and restaurants are closed is unlikely to be very high. Reporter jay chang with the San Francisco chamber of commerce says police will again take an educational approach. What were hearing is that this is not meant to be a punitive enforcement. Were not hearing that folks are coming out and looking for instances where they can enforce. Reporter aside from the curfew we hear from businesses all the time that theyre closing, theyre closing permanently. Every week that goes by is a week that it becomes tougher and tougher to stay open. So what can you do past curfew . There are exceptions for emergencies or things like trips to the Grocery Store or walking your dog. The idea is to prevent latenight gatherings that could drive transmission. Adds the doctor pointed out, it often times only takes one superspreader event to push counties to purple. Live in the studio, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. It can be just that close. Steph, did dr. Baba explain what is mainly driving transmission in San Francisco right now . Yes, Contact Tracing is indicating gatherings are driving transmission right now, both large and small groups, which is why the mandatory quarantine is looking very likely in the coming days, possibly a week, if case rates do not improve. We should anticipate that. All right. Stephanie sierra, thanks so much. A new health order in Santa Clara County requires travellers coming from more than 150 miles away to quarantine for two weeks, and this map shows you how far that radius extends. Keep in mind the actual mileage may vary for road travel. The order comes as cases and hospitalizations are growing at an exponential rate. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen has more from san jose. Reporter with cases of covid19 rising at a rapid rate, officials in Santa Clara County are taking dramatic steps to reduce the spread. We need to slow this train down right now. Reporter starting today those who travel into the county from more than 150 miles away will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon return. We know its not enough to just act locally. Were not an island. Were well aware of that. And thats exactly why we desperately need bold, aggressive and fast federal and state action. Reporter the mandatory directive goes into effect as the county reports 801 new cases. The highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. Hotels and other lodging facilities can only stay open for essential travel. Or for use to facilitate isolation or quarantine. Measures that are meant to help preserve hospital beds throughout the county. If the number of covid cases increases so much that hospital beds are at a shortfall, its not just for patients who have covid thats a problem, its the patient who is having an asthma attack, a stroke or a heart attack. So this is really going to impact the whole community. Reporter at San Jose International airport, informational flyers were printed monday afternoon to alert travellers about the requirements. Travellers arriving should take a copy to fully understand the requirements set forth by the county, and i think that that will help spread the word and get travellers attention. You wont be able to miss it as you exit the secured area of the airport. Reporter the county has enforcement officers who specialize in business compliance, but officials admit the bandwidth just isnt there to check up on individual cases. We, of course, cant enforce every action. We really depend on the public to take actions to protect everyone. Reporter a call to travellers and the public to do their part for the greater good. Every Single Person in the county, every single sector, every single business, we all have to come together. Reporter in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. Thanksgiving set travel records for this year, despite warnings from Health Experts that people shouldnt travel or gather with people outside their households because of the surge in the coronavirus cases. According to the tsa, nearly 1. 2 Million People passed through Airport Security sunday, setting a record for the busiest flying day since march. That being said, it was just 41 of the number of people screened by tsa on the same day last year. Now, interestingly, among all bay area counties, marin has a unique status right now. It is the only one in the bay area to remain in the red tier rather than the more restrictive purple, but for how long and what makes it different, exactly . Abc 7 News ReporterWayne Freedman asked those questions today. Reporter at fitness sf in marin county theyre watching the clock. Workouts speed up because at the end of the hour everyone in this gym leaves. Its a cinderella story. Reporter its a byproduct of living in the only bay area county to remain covid red instead of purple, meaning people can still work out indoors at 10 capacity. Demand here is so high they have to recycles the customers every hour. Not that being red is anything to smile about. What youre looking at here are guidelines, essentially limitations for marin county still in the red. The county still has that status, perhaps because it tests twice as many people as the state average. Still, marin had 58 new cases yesterday. Heres county Health Director dr. Beth willis. This is being praised, you know, were being weighted on a curve in a state where cases are skyrocketing. No countys an island and this cant last forever. Its probably because we have a lot of old people who follow the rules. Reporter thats Meg Valentine with her husband les. Todays lunch was only their second meal outside the house since march. Not that all of marin conforms, it just seems that way in a county with plenty of room and an older leisure class. At the royal Ground Coffee house, matilda chan wont let customers sit down no matter what the guidelines say. No can do. Im doing this not just because for me and you, but for our community as a whole. Reporter though in marin, that red solo status does raise one red flag, that people from purple regions may wind up coming here. San francisco was shut down yesterday at noon. Since that time, weve had many inquiries. Reporter no matter where those customers do come from, count on this, theyll still have only one hour to work out. In marin county, Wayne Freedman, abc 7 news. The san mateo county, meantime, over the weekend moved into the purple tier. Which lowers the capacity limits for businesses still allowed to operate indoors, like stores and malls. Many businesses can only ope outside now like restaurants, bars, churches and gyms. In san mateo county, starting tonight, theres a curfew between the hours of 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. , barring nonessential activities. That curfew lasts until at least december 21st. The state has four tiers, yellow, orange, red and purple. Tier assignments are based on three criteria, the case rate, the number of new cases per 100,000 people, the test Positivity Rate, the percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive and the Health Equity measure which requires that the Positivity Rate in highrisk neighborhoods doesnt lag behind the countys overall number. Now, we built this interactive map so you can see where your county stands. Youll find it on abc7news. Com. And tonight the state has set a record for the number of hospitalized patients, breaking the old record which was set only yesterday. Governor newsom is considering now reinstating a stayathome order for most of california if these trends continue. Abc 7 News ReporterMelanie Woodrow has that part of our coverage. 51 of californias 58 counties are in the purple tier, the most restrictive for reopening when it comes to covid19. Now the governor is announcing a potential reinstated stayathome order for those counties in the purple tier. If these trends continue, were going to have to take much more dramatic, arguably drastic action. Reporter a large area of concern is the anticipated rise in hospitalizations. Specifically icu beds. Ill remind you that the high case numbers that weve seen in the last week and ten days have not even begun to impact hospitals yet. Reporter in most regions icu beds are approximately 75 full now. They are projected to reach capacity between middecember and early january if Current Trends hold. Officials say thats in absence of making better decisions. The potential stayathome order could be especially detrimental to Small Businesses already suffering. Governor newsom announced a threemonth sales tax extension for Small Businesses that owe up to 1 million in sales tax. He also announced 500,000 million in additional grant money. This is not the end, this is just the beginning of a bridge. Reporter Governor Newsom also said hundreds of thousands of doses of covid19 vaccine will be delivered to california in the next few weeks. So who will get that vaccine . The governor said the phase one Distribution Plan for who will receive the vaccine first will be out this week. In the newsroom, Melanie Woodrow, abc 7 news. A limited time offer. Were not talking about cyber monday deals. We are talking about a tack break thats good for this year only, and you only have one more month to take advantage. 7 on your sides Michael Finney joins us live tonight. Bank of america has been pulling unemployment money out of peoples Bank Accounts and now dozens of state lawmakers are demanding to know why. Im spencer christian. 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