Governor Northam COVID-19 update briefing – July 28, 2020; Hampton Roads area, CARES Act funds, going back to school

Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Here are the highlights:

• 4 out of 5 Virginia health regions are stable
• Hampton Roads area need attention
• continue to do the right things
• wear masks
• stay at home
• social distancing
• checking in on your neighbors
• vaccines being fast-tracked
• the nursing home situation turned around
• testing up to 20,000 people per day
• new executive order for Hampton Roads area
• CARES Act funds will be distributed
• working on quick-turnaround tests for COVID-19
• “recipe for disaster” if students go back to school without numbers down