Executive Summary: As the COVID-19 outbreak
continues to affect business around the country, Virginia Governor
Ralph Northam issued
Executive Order Fifty-Five on Monday, March 30, 2020, ordering
all Virginians to stay at their place of residence unless leaving
their homes to obtain food, supplies, or medical care, or for
exercise. Governor Northam’s Order does not rescind or affect
Executive Order Fifty-Three, issued on March 23, 2020, which
ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses, nor does it
apply to gatherings of family members living in the same residence.
This Order took immediate effect on March 30, 2020, and will extend
until June 10, 2020, unless rescinded by subsequent order.
