Governor Jim Justice laid out a plan Monday for the reopening of businesses in the state. It is called “West Virginia Strong – The Comeback” Roadmap The plan calls for • Expanded testing capacity • Increased hospital surge capacity while allowing elective medical procedures to restart this week. • Ramping up of PPE supplies • Ramping up of contact tracing capabilities West Virginians should continue to • Wear face coverings in public where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain • Follow statewide Stay at Home Order until lifted • Follow all county Health Department regulations • Telework when possible Opening Criteria • Three consecutive days maintaining statewide Cumulative Percent of Positive Test Results below 3%. (As of Monday, April 27, West Virginia’s test results were 2.47%, down from a high of 19.4% on April 7.) Allowing to open, NOT requiring to open WEEK 1 • Hospitals and elective medical procedures • Outpatient healthcare (working with boards and associations to develop appropriate criteria) • Primary Care • Dentistry • Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy • Psychological/mental health, etc. • Testing of Daycare Staff WEEK 2 • Small businesses with fewer than 10 employees • Professional Services (by appointment only and waiting in vehicle instead of inside) • Hair and nail salons, barbershops • Dog grooming • Outdoor dining at restaurants • Churches and funerals with limited gathering size – every other pew, physical distancing, face coverings All businesses adhering to physical distancing, sanitization and face coverings. WEEK 3 – 6 • Office and government buildings • Specialty retail stores • Parks and/or restrooms and facilities at parks • Gyms, fitness centers, recreational centers • Dine-in restaurants • Hotels • Casinos • Spas/massage parlors • Remaining small businesses Will be announced at least one week prior to reopening. No timeline for reopening the following • Nursing home visitation • Entertainment venues • Movie theaters • Sporting events • Concerts • Gatherings larger than 25 people Conditions for reopening to slow, stop or reverse • An unexpected increase in COVID-19 positive hospitalizations • Significant outbreaks of community-based transmission (not clusters or outbreaks in nursing home or vulnerable communities) • This could be on a county by county or regional hotspot basis • Cumulative percent of positive test results surges above 3% Going Forward • Guidance for each business sector will be released in advance • Limitation on size of gatherings will remain in place until lifted • Testing data tracked and analyzed daily • Reopening plan will be modified as necessary
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