Virginia's governor expects to begin lifting coronavirus restrictions May 15

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said coronavirus restrictions in the state will remain in place through May 14 but that he will consider beginning to roll them back the following day.

“Everything you have done has truly made a difference — we flattened the curve [of infections] and our hospitals have not been overwhelmed,” Northam said in his daily press briefing Monday. “I am keenly aware that it has come with a tremendous cost. Now we can start to move into a new phase of our response.”

Northam on Monday...