VA Coronavirus: Take Our Survey

VIRGINIA — The coronavirus pandemic has put a tremendous strain on nearly everyone and everything — on families and communities, on society and the economy, on governments and other institutions. Gov. Ralph Northam has been criticized by some residents outside of populous northern Virginia, where most COVID-19 cases are, for not reopening portions of the state. Patch wants to know how you think everyone is doing.

We've created a survey with questions in three main areas: on how you view the performance of governments and key elected officials during the crisis; on how you and your family have been affected economically; and how well you and your community have followed guidelines on social distancing and staying at home.

Northam's testing goal for reopening the economy calls for a 10,000-per-day testing capacity. FEMA is sending 200,000 additional swabs to Virginia to help increase testing in the state. The governor's order closing certain non-essential businesses and limiting restaurants to takeout and delivery only was recently extended through May 8. The separate stay-at-home order for Virginia residents is in effect through June 10.

The survey is not meant to be a scientific poll, with random sampling and margins of error. It's meant only to gauge the sentiments of our readers in an informal way. But we hope it gives a broad idea of public attitudes at a difficult time for everyone.

Sorry, the survey is now closed. You can see the results here.

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