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Northam: Virginia could begin easing COVID restrictions May 8 at the earliest

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Paige Bordwine (right), southwest regional epidemiologist for the Virginia Department of Health, talks about COVID-19 testing at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke. [Virginia Tech] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says the restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 won’t be lifted until certain data thresholds are met. If the positive trends continue, … Continued

Restaurants, theaters won’t reopen until May 8

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Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing April 15.  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is extending Executive Order 53 for two more weeks. That directive requires the closure of restaurants, gyms, theaters, barber shops, hair salons, schools, and all entertainment and recreational businesses. That order now will expire May 8, instead of April 23, Northam announced at … Continued

Long list of new laws signed by Northam

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Northam Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed dozens of bills into law in recent days, on criminal justice, marijuana decriminalization, voting, energy, Confederate monuments, discrimination, clean energy, workers’ rights, and more. The bills take effect July 1. The General Assembly plans to reconvene on April 22 to consider Northam’s amendments to some of the bills. Northam … Continued

Historic gun safety legislation enacted in Virginia

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Members of Moms Demand Action (right) watch the General Assembly consider gun legislation in January. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law several bills passed by the General Assembly aimed at reducing gun violence, including the following: Senate bill 70 (incorporating House bill 2) requires background checks for all firearm sales and transfers, including those … Continued

Virginia repeals overly restrictive abortion rules

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Tarina Keane, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice VA, speaks in January in support of legislation to overturn restrictive anti-abortion laws.  Legislation enacted in Virginia, signed by Gov. Ralph Northam April 9, repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on women’s reproductive health. Senate Bill 733 and House Bill 980 eliminate the requirement of an ultrasound and a mandatory … Continued

Dulles Expo Center to be transformed to a medical facility to handle COVID-19 patients

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Gov. Ralph Northam tries on a face mask made by a Department of Corrections inmate.  Construction will begin this week on three temporary alternative medical sites to handle the overflow of COVID-19 cases in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced April 6. One of those sites, at the Dulles Expo Center can accommodate 315 acute or … Continued

All Fairfax County parks closing, trails to remain open

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Families enjoy a sunny day at Green Spring Gardens March 22.  Updated 6:30 p.m.: The Fairfax County Park Authority is closing all parks, as of midnight, March 24, in order to comply with Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order on closing recreational facilities to slow the spread of coronavirus by requiring social distancing. Park Authority closures … Continued

Northam executive order lists businesseses that must close

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Like all restaurants statewide, Super Pollo at Barcroft Plaza, can provide takeout meals only.  An executive order issued by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam March 23 lists the types of businesses that must close and those that can stay open under restricted circumstances. Executive Order 53, aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus, also bans gatherings … Continued

Gov. Northam announces more restrictions in face of COVID-19 emergency

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Metro ridership is way down, as WMATA announces more service cuts. [WTOP] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced more restrictions March 23 aimed at flattening the curve of new coronavirus cases. All schools statewide will remain closed at least through the end of the academic year. Gatherings of 10 people or more are banned. Northam signed … Continued

Northam closes schools statewide for two weeks in response to coronavirus

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Stores are having trouble keeping supplies like toilet paper and hand sanitizer in stock, like this Giant in Mason District. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered all public schools in Virginia to close for at least two weeks “in response to the continued spread of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.” The governor’s March 13 announcement states, … Continued