Gov. Ralph Northam

Governor Northam says he expects to present guidelines Friday to businesses planning to resume operations when he authorizes a Phase I reopening. Right now, Northam has set a tentative re-opening date of a week from Friday, but he again said today that while May 15th remains his hoped-for date, and he has not yet made a final decision.

Northam did say the trends that would trigger Phase 1 are favorable or “stable” but added the CDC guidelines would be followed to help make any final determination.