UVA enacts new COVID-19 restrictions effective Tuesday evening (Source: WVIR) By NBC29 Newsroom | February 16, 2021 at 6:13 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 8:40 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Citing an unusually large increase in positive COVID-19 cases both on and off grounds, the University of Virginia is enacting additional health and safety restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19. According to an email from the university, the following restrictions will be enacted effective at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16: All in-person events and gatherings, on and off grounds, are prohibited and should be moved online. In-person classes will continue, with extra safety measures in place.