Governor’s Guidance for Week 4 Reopenings
The official “Week 4” phase of West Virginia’s statewide reopening plan starts Thursday, May 21 (with some categories of businesses allowed to open Monday, May 18).
Below is an excerpt from the governor’s West Virginia Strong: The Comeback web page showing the business categories that may reopen this week (with links to guidance documents showing safety precautions they should, and in some cases must, take):
- Monday, May 18, 2020
- Thursday, May 21, 2020
- Indoor dining at restaurants
- Large/specialty retail stores
- State park campgrounds for in-state residents only (Guidance for ALL campgrounds)
- Hatfield McCoy Trail System
- Outdoor recreation rentals (Kayaks, bicycles, boats, rafts, canoes, ATVs, and similar equipment)
- Outdoor motorsport and powersport racing with no spectators
- Tanning businesses
- Whitewater rafting
- Ziplining
- Indoor malls and similar facilities
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