Virginia to open up in limited capacity next Friday!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how will 50% capacity be enforced?

Counting? I assume most Virginians can count to somewhat largish numbers.

yeah but how do I know what the capacity is in a store? they will have to have one associate just to count.

It's usually posted somewhere slightly out of sight, or near a fire extinguisher

[Anonymous]

If churches can have more than 10 people, kids can play on a playground. One of these things is unnecessary and much higher risk (congregating in a church building).

[Anonymous]

I need to go to iKEA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how will 50% capacity be enforced?

Counting? I assume most Virginians can count to somewhat largish numbers.

yeah but how do I know what the capacity is in a store? they will have to have one associate just to count.

Most stores are already doing this, there is a person at the entrance with a clicker verifying people who are coming and going. Costco, Giant, Safeway already are doing this, and if a store just has to be limited to 50% capacity that isn’t too bad at all. I doubt 150+ shoppers are gathering at TJ Maxx on a random Monday at 2 in the afternoon anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If churches can have more than 10 people, kids can play on a playground. One of these things is unnecessary and much higher risk (congregating in a church building).

I agree, churches with more than 10 people should be one of the LAST places to open--closed up, no ventilation, tons of old people, and something easily replicable online.

[Anonymous]

I sincerely hope NOVA doesn’t opt to delay the reopen

[Anonymous]

Just open up Virginia and all the Southern states already. I am holding a grudge about whole slavery thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sincerely hope NOVA doesn’t opt to delay the reopen

+1

Phase 1 is very limited. We should be allowed to try.

[Anonymous]

What about FFX county parks? (Not golf).

When do the parking lots reopen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just open up Virginia and all the Southern states already. I am holding a grudge about whole slavery thing

Go away troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If churches can have more than 10 people, kids can play on a playground. One of these things is unnecessary and much higher risk (congregating in a church building).

I agree, churches with more than 10 people should be one of the LAST places to open--closed up, no ventilation, tons of old people, and something easily replicable online.

It has already been proven these are super spreader events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need to go to iKEA.

Said no one else ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sincerely hope NOVA doesn’t opt to delay the reopen

Guessing it will and that it should.

[Anonymous]

I think NoVA is NOT going to open yet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:but does this actually include NoVA?

It might not. Northam's Chief of Staff mentioned that the DMV counties might work with DC and MD and delay some of these openings. Stay tuned.

Question on more stringent restrictions by localities. Northam – we’ve had daily, sometimes more than that, communication with localities. Asks Clark Mercer to update on that. Mercer – have heard from Northern Virginia Regional Commission, on the phone earlier with the three largest counties, the region isn’t looking as good as the rest of Virginia and we acknowledge that. We ask them to review what Phase 1 is and what it is not – it is a very measured approach. We want there to be a Phase 2 and 3, which will require progress in Phase 1. If Northern Virginia as a region wants to go slower, delay by two weeks, Gov. Northam would be open to that. Have been in touch with neighboring states, DC. But doesn’t want one county to play by one set of rules, another to play by another set of rules. We hear from every region and every jurisdiction, hundreds of calls and emails. As a region, Northern Virginia has coalesced in moving together as region – it’s important that they act as a region.

https://bluevirginia.us/2020/05/live-video-highlights-gov-ralph-northams-friday-5-8-virginia-covid-19-briefing

At a prior briefing Northam was asked this and explicitly said Virginia would open all together, not piecemeal.