CBS 6 News: Virginia business owners weigh the realities of reopening during COVID-19
By Jake Burns
CBS 6 News, WTVR-TV, Richmond, May 5, 2020
Virginia businesses are weighing two difficult options, one day after Governor Ralph Northam extended his closure order to May 15th: open their doors with restrictions to start making money again, or remain closed to protect the health of their employees and customers.
Alex Zavaleta and his co-owner at Charm School Social Club, an ice cream shop in downtown Richmond, have been hand scooping to-go pints for weeks after having to lay off their staff in mid-March when the virus began spreading in Virginia.
“We had...