Complete list of businesses impacted by Gov. Northam's March 23 announcements

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam March 23 announced that he was shutting down a number of businesses in Virginia and imposing strict restrictions on other in an attempt to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The closures and restrictions take effect at midnight March 24 and continue through April 23.

Northam's orders mandate the closure of:

• dining and congregation areas in restaurants, dining establishments, food courts, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, tasting rooms, and farmers markets;

• theaters, performing arts centers, concert venues, museums, and other indoor entertainment centers;

• fitness centers, gymnasiums, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, and indoor exercise facilities;

• beauty salons, barbershops, spas, massage parlors, tanning salons, tattoo shops, and any other location where personal care or personal grooming services are performed that would not allow compliance with social distancing guidelines to remain six feet apart;

• racetracks and historic horse racing facilities;

• bowling alleys, skating rinks, arcades, amusement parks, trampoline parks, fairs, arts and craft facilities, aquariums, zoos, escape rooms, indoor shooting ranges, public and private social clubs, and all other places of indoor public amusement.

The following businesses are considered "essential" and may remain open:• grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retailers that sell food and beverage products or pharmacy products, including dollar stores, and department stores with grocery or pharmacy operations;• medical, laboratory, and vision supply retailers;• electronic retailers that sell or service cell phones, computers, tablets, and other communications technology;• automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers as well as automotive repair facilities;• home improvement, hardware, building material, and building supply retailers;• lawn and garden equipment retailers;• beer, wine, and liquor stores;• retail functions of gas stations and convenience stores;• retail located within healthcare facilities;• banks and other financial institutions with retail functions;• pet and feed stores;• printing and office supply stores;• and laundromats and dry cleaners. Any other brick-and-mortar retail business may remain open but must limit its customers to 10 or fewer at all times, practice social distancing and enact strict sanitation measures, or else close.Businesses that offer professional services (rather than retail) may remain open but should utilize teleworking as much as possible, according to Northam's order. Where telework is not feasible, such business must adhere to social distancing recommendations, enhanced sanitizing practices on common surfaces.