In response to declining ridership while many people telework during the COVID-19 pandemic, OmniRide will make changes to some of its Express commuter bus schedules effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020. No changes are currently anticipated for OmniRide Metro Express, OmniRide Local or OmniRide Access paratransit services.

The Office of Prince William Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth is responding to challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus, according to a news release.

Now that Prince William County government buildings are closed to the public, Development Service agencies have implemented an Application Drop Off location outside the building. The Drop Off is located on the Plaza side of the building.

Limit trips to bringing household waste only. Residents are asked to refrain from bringing brush, yard debris, construction debris and bulky items at this time. All commercial loads plus residential larger than 4 x 8 feet must use Landfill. Donation bins are no longer available.

Prince William Board of County Supervisors says it has sent a letter to Vice President Michael Pence, who chairs the Federal COVID-19 Task Force, asking the Vice President to designate the National Capital Region as a priority testing site.

Novant Health UVA Health System will begin following expanded recommendations from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Surgeon General and American College of Surgeons to prioritize hospital and clinic services beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, March 20. Emergency and essential services will continue uninterrupted.

“I want you to hear directly from me how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our services. The first thing you should know is that we continue to pay benefits. Be aware that scammers may try to trick you into thinking the pandemic is stopping your Social Security payments but that is not true. Don’t be fooled," said Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, in a news release this morning March 19.

Out of an abundance of caution and concern for Manassas City residents and staff and given the rapidly evolving situation with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), City Manager W. Patrick Pate has decided to close all City of Manassas buildings to the public effective immediately March 19 until further notice.