{"id":16739,"date":"2021-02-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/?p=16739"},"modified":"2022-08-26T03:37:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T03:37:20","slug":"governor-northam-relaxing-covid-19-restrictions-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/governor-northam-relaxing-covid-19-restrictions-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Northam relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, in March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier today, February 24, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZsR9WF3manw60rxOY0PcU5QtH111t6H1i0dMEONv_sylBRU0E4Oa0r1RK9TC_E45YMZcf3JzRvSrZwTbV24R_055DETOmSBMyI0yT1Mx4JS8NtwcVlc8kIXxgBZWAllYS1-WS9VvqU7FbkCpo_hARL0Q00R1KU4LreuuRjZnDcN-XPUSjA93TpsWN2r9tx_PxnPXSXSaf4hZ7LOc_Bv822jVOMR57Dn4IvFXalxCmSPPJ5GqO9h-a-t25AAeJd2QVTz-OVAen3D_RjIAr68mJyV_C3uO6UhB-wiRQibUxKh4c23CtuhqD9ktma-gO5M5GaMEXJ5tFAW7bp-DF7faS-ymehAEDT-3e9PABvjfxU5Bb8ZSk_u38SFfsM_pN9dqnGS0SYzOMy1RBLWNAJboHfgmg37LLcRV&amp;c=43nTeufTSHHSFuF1lE6_JG-kSfbLDGzti1p6yRq4iEnjHQ4soFKFHQ==&amp;ch=Gz0lzFz51HboiPd5PCh4JmgoTWr1gnJBCF6L1sK71cL0bfvgNk9Bfw==\">announced<\/a> that he was relaxing restrictions related to COVID-19. These changes will take effect on March 1, 2021. Below, find changes specific to hospitality and tourism and you, our client! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gov-northam2.jpeg\" alt=\"Governor Ralph Northam, Virginia, COVID-19 restrictions\" class=\"wp-image-16685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gov-northam2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gov-northam2-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gov-northam2-600x394.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Governor announced that he is pushing the alcohol sales curfew back from 10 p.m. to midnight.<\/li><li>The Governor is lifting the curfew that has been in place (that restricts travel between midnight and 5 a.m.).<\/li><li>The Governor is increasing the limits on outdoor social gatherings, from a 10-person limit to a 25-person limit.<\/li><li>The Governor is allowing outdoor entertainment venues to have their capacity limits increase to 30% (or 1000 people, whichever is less).<\/li><li>NOTE: Indoor entertainment venues will continue to have 30% capacity limit (or 250 people, whichever is less).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If current trends continue, Governor Northam mentioned they will be relaxing other restrictions, towards the end of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>*Disclaimer: The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only.\u00a0 Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information.\u00a0 This website contains links to other third-party websites.\u00a0 Such links are only for the convenience of the reader, user, or browser; ABC Consulting VA, LLC does not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites. 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In no capacity do we represent the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, IRS, SCC or any other government agency.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Ralph Northam announced that he was relaxing restrictions related to COVID-19. 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