PHOTOS: Congresswoman Luria visits Va. Shore

John Peterman, vice president and administrator of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital speaks about the hospital's response to the pandemic during Congresswoman Elaine Luria's stop in Onancock.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria holds a Facebook Live event after meeting with the heads of various healthcare agencies across the Shore in Onancock on March 18.

Representative Elaine Luria adresses her Facebook Live audience during a visit to the Eastern Shore on March 18.

Eastern Shore health officials watch as Representative Elaine Luria holds a Facebook Live event in Onancock. From left are: Dr Tom Hollandsworth. Eastern Shore Rural Health chief medical officer; John Peterman, Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital vice president and administrator; Nancy Stern ESRH chief executive officer; and Dr Scott Wolpin ESRH chief dental officer.

Dr Tom Hollandsworth. Eastern Shore Rural Health chief medical officer, speaks to Representative Elaine Luria's Facebook Live crowd about the COVID-19 crisis.

Nancy Stern, Eastern Shore Rural Health chief executive officer, speaks during Representative Elaine Luria's press event on March 18.

Riverside Shore Memorial Vice President and Administrator John Peterman speaks about the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Scott Wolpin. Eastern Shore Rural Health chief dental officer, speaks at the press event.

Charmin Horton. branch manager of the Foodbank of the Eastern Shore welcomes Congresswoman Elaine Luria and other officials to the food bank in Tasley.

Representative Elaine Luria speaks to assembled press and county officials at the FoodBank of The Eastern Shore during her visit to the Tasley facility on March 18.

Representative Elaine Luria and assembled guests practice social distancing during the meeting at the Foodbank in Tasley.

Racks of canned food await distribution at the Foodbank in Tasley.

Representative Elaine Luria and local officials listen to Foodbank manager Charmin Horton talk about new procedures at the foodbank as it copes with the coronavirus pandemic.

Representative Elaine Luria talks to Eastern Shore officials during her visit to the food bank in Tasley.

JJ Justice, from the Virginia Department Of Health, speaks on the COVID-19 crisis during Representative Elaine Luria's visit to the Eastern Shore.

Bags of food wait for clients of the Foodbank of the Eastern Shore in Tasley.

The Foodbank had moved to a drive-up distribution model in order to minimize exposure to both clients and staff.

Frozen meat sits in a refrigerator at the food bank. It was was part of the basic package distributed to local residents.

With decreased restaurant deliveries due to the coronavirus pandemic, SYSCO made an impromptu and generous donation to the Foodbank recently.

Workers unload food donated by SYSCO at the food bank in Tasley.

A Foodbank staff member unloads a pallet of food from the SYSCO truck.