Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic is no walk in the park — literally — for pet owners and their canine companions at Point Isabel, where access to the dog park there has been prohibited for the time being. (Flickr photo)

The spread of the novel coronavirus isn’t just affecting humans in the Bay Area, but is having an impact on their four-legged friends as well.

In order to comply with the region’s expanded stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Bay Regional Park District has closed the Point Isabel dog park until further notice.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.