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From President Trump’s national emergency declaration to school closing announcements, an increasing number of cases in Bay Area counties and new rules limiting gatherings there’s a lot of COVID-19 news to sort through.

To catch you up on what’s happened today, we highlight 9 key articles from the more than three dozen we have published today. We are updating they and other articles as we continue to receive new information.