The crippling health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis have been felt across Central Virginia. But in our communities of color, COVID-19's spread has been particularly destructive.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our teams at the Emergency Operation Center and Joint Information Center have worked around the clock to ensure a consistent and coordinated strategy among our state agencies in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is imperative for our own safety and welfare and for the sake of the economy that we put COVID-19 behind us and get on with our lives.
This is just a personal thought, but there's a lot of things that people can't do because of COVID-19. I think that it would be nice to write or express the first thing we want to do after COVID-19 ends.
The global economy is facing unprecedented challenges with the outbreak of Covid-19. Businesses large and small across our country are also responding to these challenges.
As we continue to learn how to live with COVID-19 until a vaccine is available, we'll also learn how to carefully balance not only the health of Iowans but the health of our economy.
Our collective scientific knowledge of COVID-19 continues to grow.
Our health care workers are the heroes of the Covid-19 response.
We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19 percent of the economy. At the same time, we're growing the private economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the immense, underlying inequities in our nation.
COVID-19 has had a major impact on our most vulnerable citizens and their families.
Our handling of Covid-19 pandemic, especially in Dharavi, has been applauded at the international level.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical vulnerabilities in our pharmaceutical supply chain.
Our nation absolutely has what it takes to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic that's claimed tens of thousands of our loved ones. We have the talent, resources and technology.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been reminded how important Virginia's farms are to getting food into our stores and onto our tables.
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is one of the largest logistical undertakings our state has ever faced.