According to Homeland Security, the following industries are considered essential to the infrastructure of the country:

  • Healthcare and public health
  • Communications
  • Emergency services
  • Chemical
  • Government facilities
  • Critical manufacturing
  • Commercial facilities
  • Dams
  • Defense industrial base
  • Energy
  • Financial
  • Food and agriculture
  • Nuclear reactors, materials, and waste
  • Information technology
  • Transportation systems
  • Water

Essential businesses in West Virginia are listed as:

  • Healthcare, public health operations and health insurance companies
  • Grocery stores and pharmacies
  • Food, beverage and agriculture
  • Essential government functions
  • Human services organizations and childcare facilities and providers
  • Essential infrastructure
  • Coal mining and coal-fired electric generation facilities
  • Manufacture, distribution and supply chain for critical products and industries
  • Transportation and travel-related business and gas stations
  • Financial and insurance institutions
  • Hardware and supply stores
  • Critical trades
  • Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery and pick-up services
  • Religious entities
  • Educational institutions
  • Laundry services
  • Supplies to work from home
  • Supplies for essential businesses and operations
  • Home-based care and services
  • Residential facilities and shelters
  • Professional services
  • Media and first amendment protected speech
  • Hotels and motels
  • Funeral services

Prohibited activities are listed as:

  • Amusement rides
  • Carnivals
  • Zoos
  • Museums
  • Arcades
  • Fairs
  • Pool halls
  • Bingo halls
  • Malls(unless stores have an outdoor entrance and provide essential services and products)
  • Children’s play centers
  • Playgrounds
  • Bowling alleys
  • Movie and other theaters
  • Concert and music halls
  • Adult entertainment venues
  • Racetracks
  • Social clubs

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