With nursing homes and long-term care facilities struggling to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,…
Category: Virginia
COVID-19: What are the risks for Va. sailors?
By Robin Bravender <https://www.virginiamercury.com/author/robin-bravender/> WASHINGTON (VM) — The COVID-19 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt…
At least 46,000 just lost their jobs in Va. Now rent is due
By Ned Oliver VM- More than 46,000 suddenly unemployed workers in Virginia will face a…
Here’s what will — and won’t — change under Va.’s new stay-at-home order
VM – Gov. Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home order for Virginians onMonday in response to…
Virginia Legal Aid Society remains open during outbreak
Virginia Legal Aid Society wants you to know that it’s remaining openduring the COVID-19 outbreak,…
Governor faces calls for special session, ‘bolder and swifter action’ on COVID-19
By Graham Moomaw VM – After adjourning a historic legislative session last week, a few Democratic lawmakers…
Some Virginia courts continued to hear eviction cases this week despite emergency order
By Ned Oliver The Supreme Court of Virginia declared a judicial emergency March 16, a sweeping order…
Unemployment claims spike as Va. expands eligibility amid COVID-19 outbreak
Gov. Ralph Northam, pictured Tuesday, has been holding daily briefings on the spread of COVID-19…
Is Va. prepared for a surge in coronavirus cases? So far, the state’s medical capacity remains a mystery
By Kate Masters (VM) – Amid a growing epidemic of COVID-19, the disease caused by…
