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.

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.

On March 18 at 6:12PM, Prince William County po;ice officers responded to the 1600 block of Florida Ave in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a shooting.

Effective March 23, 2020, Residential Inspections that require entry into an existing occupied dwelling will be suspended for 30-Days. This applies to inspections conducted by the Building Construction Inspections Branch, the Special Inspections Section, and the Building Code Enforcement Section

OmniRide announced several changes March 18 to help protect the public and OmniRide employees from the COVID-19 pandemic while still providing vital mobility services in our community, a news release said.

Northern Virginia Community College closed its Manassas Campus, effective 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, until further notice following the determination that an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee had no contact with students.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Diocese of Arlington, issued a video message March 16 to the faithful in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). In the video, Bishop Burbidge announced that the public celebration of all Masses in the Diocese is suspended until further notice. He asked priests to keep churches open for prayer but stressed social distancing and not exceeding the 10-person limit.