To the Fairfax County Community,
This morning, the Board met in an emergency session to approve a local Declaration of Emergency. The Governor of Virginia also updated guidelines for Virginians. I will detail what all of this means below.
There are two important points I want to note here. First, Governor Northam is recommending that those with chronic health conditions or aged 65 or older self-quarantine because of their increased risk for illness. Check in with your families and neighbors if you are able. Second, the County is working on how we can help our other vulnerable populations. Health and Human Services, for example, is working on how to help our homeless population and the Sheriff’s Office is working to temporarily suspend home evictions.
There is also a lot of new information below, so please read carefully. If you have a friend who would like to sign up for this newsletter, they can do so here.