`` 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 '' , as well as all areas in bars , pubs and other businesses that the order did not identify . ( 1 ) ( 2 )
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Virginia