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NoVa officials say region’s not ready to reopen
Northern Virginia elected officials — as well as local health department directors — have asked Gov. Ralph Northam to wait on allowing local businesses to reopen until the hard-hit region’s COVID-19 cases have shown a continuous decline, along with meeting other metrics. “Based on our assessment, we do not believe that the Northern Virginia region […]
Northam: Virginia to reopen “slowly and deliberately”
Scheduled to go into effect on May 15, the first phase of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Forward Virginia plan for reopening businesses won’t look that much different to daily life now in Virginia, with a handful of exceptions. These include allowing retail stores and houses of worship to open at 50% capacity and restaurants t[...]
Va. COVID-19 cases now exceed 22,000
The total number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Virginia is now 22,342, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Friday update, with 812 virus-related deaths and 3,059 people hospitalized. In the past 24 hours, there were 43 more deaths recorded — including confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases — and 772 more cases. Also, […]
Reopening: Too early, or not soon enough?
UPDATED MAY 8 Gov. Ralph Northam is likely to loosen restrictions next Friday on “nonessential” businesses, allowing gyms, spas, theaters, dine-in restaurants and other enterprises to reopen after more than seven weeks, but feelings are mixed about the wisdom of this decision, given that Virginia saw a 36% increase in confir[...]
Localities can tighten restrictions after businesses reopen, Northam says
Reopening the state is “not written in stone,” Gov. Ralph Northam cautioned Wednesday during his regular COVID-19 news conference. It appears as if he will go forward with easing restrictions on nonessential businesses next Friday as previously announced, but the timeline could change, depending on various factors, i[...]
First Loudoun Innovation Challenge winners announced
The Loudoun Economic Development Authority (EDA) on Monday announced the four winners of its first Loudoun Innovation Challenge, which awarded $150,000 in total grants to innovative startups based in the county or committing to locate an office or jobs there. Launched in January, the challenge received 71 applications from proje[...]
Northam says businesses could begin reopening as soon as May 15
Restaurants, salons, retail stores, gyms and other recreational businesses will likely begin reopening on May 15, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. Unless “something drastically changes,” the governor said he expects to start reopening Virginia businesses in a phased approach at the end of next week. Nort[...]
FEMA sending three decontamination systems to Virginia
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved sending Virginia three decontamination systems that can collectively sterilize up to 240,000 units of personal protective equipment (PPE) per day for reuse, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Saturday. The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems, which will be operat[...]
Norfolk buys Military Circle Shopping Mall for $11M
The Norfolk Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced Friday it approved a plan for the city to purchase the Military Circle Shopping Mall for $11 million to redevelop the mall and surrounding area for mixed-use development. “The Military Circle corridor is the crossroads of the Hampton Roads region,” Norfolk Mayor Kenn[...]
Task force mulls safety, economic concerns in reopening businesses
As the governor’s executive order shutting down all “nonessential” businesses is set to expire next Friday, a diverse group of two dozen Virginia business representatives is hard at work compiling ideas for how to reopen safely. The group — which includes officials from major employers Walmart and Amazon.com Inc., mu[...]
Virginia sees nearly 1K increase in COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
The Virginia Department of Health reported Friday that there are 16,109 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Virginia, as well as 572 deaths and 2,407 people hospitalized who have tested positive. This is an increase of 929 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, not counting 792 probable cases. As of Friday, 105,648 people have been […]
Nonemergency medical procedures to resume Friday
Virginia hospitals, outpatient care providers, dentists and veterinarians can resume performing elective surgeries and nonemergency procedures after a temporary ban expires at midnight Thursday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced during a news conference on Wednesday. “I want to encourage all Virginians that your health care is [...]
