NORFOLK, Va. — Governor Ralph Northam says he plans to hold a press conference about the coronavirus this week.
Northam was at Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk to make remarks at a diversity, equity and inclusion community forum. This forum is one of five that the governor is holding around the state.
While he was at the forum, 13News Now asked him how prepared Virginia is to handle any possible coronavirus cases that could crop up.
"We have tested a number of people in Virginia, but so far, nobody has turned up positive, but we continue to monitor it closely," Northam said of the coronavirus.
The governor says he's leading the press conference on the virus, not just as the state's chief officer, but as a physician. He says he wanted to answer questions and get the message out to Virginia that state officials are "taking this seriously."
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Northam did not confirm the time and place of the press conference.