Governor Northam outlined his plan to reopen Virginia businesses. Northam said “the overwhelming advice” from two dozen business owners and officials on his business task force was to reopen the entire state instead of gradually by region, although he also stated that some parts of the state may keep restrictions in place longer, including Northern Virginia, That decision would be decided by the governor in conjunction with local governments. Visit Loudoun County Government or Loudoun Economic Development for updates.
He outlined a three-phase approach to reopening the state. As part of that directive, the current non-essential business shut-down was extended to May 15. On that date, restaurants, salons, retail stores, gyms, and other recreational businesses may being to reopen. Details of those phases are as follows:
- Phase One of the reopening beginning May 15— which would limit social gatherings to no more than 10 people, encourage continued social distancing and teleworking, wearing face coverings at some workplaces, continue increased cleaning and disinfection, and additional guidelines for certain businesses — is expected to last about three weeks, as long as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to go down.
- Phase Two would start June 5, with groups of 50 people being allowed to gather and further restrictions on businesses eased. Vulnerable people would still be encouraged to stay at home during this period, and all Virginians would be asked to continue social distancing and teleworking, and wear face coverings where needed.
- Phase Three would likely begin mid- to late July— when there has been “no evidence of rebound for a sustained period of time,” the governor said. Phase Three would remove bans on social gatherings and all capacity limits on gatherings, while keeping in place heightened cleaning and disinfection and “possible other measures.
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