Coronavirus Q&A: What Newsom’s new order means for Bay Area

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soaring statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a new round of sweeping new restrictions on business and activities, evoking his first-in-the-nation statewide stay-home order back in March. Here’s a quick summary of what’s allowed and what’s not under the latest order.Q Where does the new order apply?A The order applies regionally, with the state divided into five sections: Northern California, the Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. The Bay Area region includes the nine counties surrounding San Francisco Bay plus Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.Q When does the new order go into effect?A Under Thursday’s order, new restrictions go into effect within 48 hours in each region when its hospitals’ intensive-care availability falls below 15%. None of the five regions are there yet. Gov. Newsom said most of those regions are expected to reach that level within a week, with the Bay Area following...