
Update on local COVID-19 response in Staunton
The Central Shenandoah Office on Youth staff has created a resource page specifically for COVID-19.

The Central Shenandoah Office on Youth staff has created a resource page specifically for COVID-19.

Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday that he is hopeful that the state can move toward the beginning of a slow reopening of the economy by Friday, May 8.

Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed a COVID-19 Business Task Force, with representatives representing sectors including restaurants, breweries and wineries, small and large retailers, fitness centers, tourist attractions and entertainment venues.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin is highlighting the work of Richmond nonprofit arts organization, Studio Two Three, which has converted their workspace to make more than 1,500 masks to donate to frontline workers.

Last week’s “500 Bases of Love” and “Bring it Home” fundraisers by the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Sports Radio 910 The Fan raised more than $30,000 for COVID-19 relief.

Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin is urging HHS to address racial health disparities in COVID-19 outcomes, and to collect comprehensive demographic data on the race and ethnicity of individuals tested and treated for the coronavirus.

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center has been approved under Mayo Clinic’s Expanded Access Program to administer antibody-rich convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19.

Gov. Ralph Northam, speaking in his Monday 2 p.m. presser, not wearing a facemask, indicated that he had a problem with people protesting his stay-at-home order in Richmond last week because they weren’t wearing facemasks.

It’s two weeks until the May elections in several localities across the Commonwealth, and a day until we hear from the General Assembly on legislators’ thoughts on whether they should be moved.

Read to Them announced the launch of a new nationwide reading initiative intended to help build a sense of community by creating conversation and engagement around a single children’s book each month through August.
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