We’re hearing from Habitat for Humanity Prince William County, which is scaling back some of its operations in the wake of the Chinese coronavirus.
Director Traci DeGroat pens in an email:
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On Monday, March 16, 2020, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington issued a video message to Catholics in the Diocese announcing that public Masses have been suspended until further notice.
Mary Washington Healthcare is hoping to ward off the spread of coronavirus by no longer allowing visitors at area facilities.
According to a press release, to minimize the risk to their patients and staff, Mary Washington Healthcare is taking extraordinary measures. Effective Sunday, March 15, 2020, at 8:00 p.m., Mary Washington Healthcare facilities, including Mary Washington Hospital and Stafford Hospital, will no longer allow visitors.
The ink will have time to dry at the Manassas police station.
City police announced they temporarily stop fingerprinting services at the station.
A woman from Fredericksburg died in an early morning crash.
Virginia State Police tells Potomac Local News that Trooper M. Burgett investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash in Orange County. The crash occurred March 16, 2020, at 3:52 a.m. on Route 20 (Constitution Highway) Route 625 (Porter Road).
Stafford County has its first case of coronavirus.
Wendi Lane, a health emergency Coordinator for the Rappahannock Area Health District says one person in Stafford County was a presumptive positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Novant Health UVA Health System has expanded visitor restrictions as the region faces widespread closures due to coronavirus.
Novant Health UVA Health System is expanding visitor restrictions and asking those who are not immediate family members to avoid visiting patients unless absolutely necessary – even if visitors are healthy and regardless of their age, a press release states.
Public school students in Fredericksburg are on spring break this week, along with faculty and staff.
The break started yesterday, Friday, March 12, 2020, and is slated to end on Friday, March 19. Students, however, won’t be returning to school as originally planned after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam yesterday ordered a mandatory shutdown of schools across the state.
Stafford County Public School students started their spring break on Friday, March 13, 2020.
While students were out, teachers had a scheduled workday on Friday. As the day wore on, we learned that Stafford students, much like students across Virginia, would not be returning to class when the scheduled spring break ends March 23.
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Manassas Park City Schools close for the next two weeks due to the spreading coronavirus, the school division told Potomac Local News today.
Students will not report back to school on April 14, 2020.