It’s the morning of April 7, and the number of COVID-19 cases in Virginia has risen to 3,333, populating more data that will allow us to see how well we are doing in flattening the curve. We are now well into the fourth week of social-distancing measures designed to slow the spread of a disease that is deadly for many.

In this episode, Governor Ralph Northam recommends wearing face coverings in public. Charlottesville Fire Chief Andrew Baxter and Virginia Health Commissioner Norm Oliver both caution when looking at epidemiological models. Charlottesville's Brian Wheeler brings us more information on what the city's economic development office is doing. And Tina LaRoche of Camp Holiday Trails offers the view of one nonprofit in these troubling times.

The April 5 edition of the program features details from University of Virginia's Town Hall, including how the health system is contributing. We also hear from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear in addition to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.

On this episode, we take a look at what the pandemic means for Albemarle’s budget and hear more from Governor Northam about preparation for the coming surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations. Filmmaker Eduardo Montes-Bradley reflects on the temporal displacement caused by so many days at home.

It has been twenty days now since Governor Ralph Northam declared an emergency to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, local and state government has mobilized to both deal with a coming wave of hospitalizations as well as the economic fallout of shutting down most of the economy.

Today's show has important material from Charlottesville's public information program Cville360, including information about COVID-19 testing in our region. We also drop in on the Charlottesville Economic Development Authority's telephone meeting yesterday where they adopted a resolution to retool the city's existing grant programs for relief and resiiliency efforts.

Today’s installment breaks down the March 30 press briefing by Governor Ralph Northam in which he announced Executive Order 55 which tells Virginians to stay home. There's also an extended segment featuring questions asked by reporters from across Virginia. We’ll also drop in on the Town of Scottsville to see what they’re up to.

On today’s show, Albemarle joins Charlottesville in passing a “continuity of government” ordinance, Albemarle Supervisors plead with people to limit community spread, and governor Ralph Northam addresses concerns Executive Order 53 doesn’t go far enough to limit community spread.

Today’s installment features Charlottesville City Council taking action on continuing the government, Governor Ralph Northam’s comments on Virginia’s readiness to deal with an influx of patients, and we’ll check in with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, which has a crisis on its hands. A woman laid off two weeks ago today tells her story, and we hear some music from tenor saxophonist Charles Owens.

It’s been 13 days now since Albemarle and Charlottesville both declared local declarations of emergency to prepare for the COVID-19.we hear from local officials throughout the area about how they’re responding, as we drop in on some examples of how city and county officials are trying to stay connected with citizens. We’ll also get a brief update from Governor Northam on personal protective equipment and hear a little about how the Local Food Hub is working during this crisis.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced further restrictions in businesses and the closure of public schools through the end of the school year. This episode is a digest of the March 23 press briefing.

In this Sunday installment, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam encourages faith communities to worship in creative ways. One example is at the First United Methodist Church of Charlottesville, which held services on line today. Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker returns to Facebook to urge people to follow social distancing protocol to stop the spread of COVID-19. Then we get a look at what the lockdown looks like today in Valencia, Spain. We then listen to more of the briefing, and the show ends with the first audio contribution from our listeners.