Marin

With the number of new COVID-19 infections rising in Marin and throughout the state, health officials Tuesday announced a new emphasis on enforcement of rules designed to slow down spread of the virus. “We now have a way for citizens to report any violation of the shelter-in-place order that they see,” Dr. Matt Willis, Marin…

Marin County officials will suspend indoor dining for at least three weeks amid an influx in new coronavirus infections, reversing course one week after giving restaurants the green light to serve customers inside. The decision, effective at midnight Monday, comes days after the state added Marin County to its watch list, which closely tracks counties…

Health officials in Marin County urged employers and residents on Monday to continue taking precautionary measures against the coronavirus after 43 employees at a waste management company tested positive. The Marin Sanitary Service employees who tested positive, most of whom were asymptomatic, were among 288 tested after the county’s contact tracing investigators started communicating with…

A pedestrian glances at the empty outdoor dining area of the Crepevine restaurant on Fourth Street in San Rafael on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)McNears Beach County Park in San Rafael was among the parks to close in Marin County on Sunday, March 22, 2020 to control the spread of the COVID-19…

Dr. Matt Willis holds the dubious distinction of being one of the only California public health officers known to have come down with COVID-19.He may also be the state’s only public health officer to have developed antibodies to the coronavirus. That potentially puts him in the category of “super-worker” — someone who can operate freely…