`` Essential retail businesses '' in Virginia , including pharmacies , grocery stores , and banks remained open during the pandemic , while on March 26 , 2020 , an Alexandria pub stated in a Facebook post that it was closed only through March 28 for cleaning and sanitizing , following a positive case of coronavirus in the establishment .
The order also left open certain specified `` essential retail businesses '' including pharmacies , grocery stores , and banks ( among others ) . ( 1 ) ( 2 ) On March 26 , an Alexandria pub — that a COVID-19 positive patron had visited on March 10 , March 14 , and March 15 — reportedly said on its Facebook page that it was closed only through March 28 for cleaning and sanitizing.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Virginia