Virginia, Maryland and South Florida residents are the latest to be told to stay home

More than 225 million Americans have now been placed on lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus after governors from Virginia, Maryland and Florida issued stay-at-home orders. Scroll down for video More than 225 million Americans have been placed on lockdown as governors from Virginia, Maryland and Florida issue stay-at-home orders Virginia issues stay-at-home directive for 8.5 millions residents During a press conference, Northam called out Virginia residents who packed the state's beaches last weekend or otherwise ignored calls to avoid mass gatherings. Virginia Gov Ralph Northam's executive order tells the state's approximately 8.5 million people they must stay home Northam's order also directs universities to stop any in-person classes and instruction, a move likely directed at Liberty University. Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, DC, also issued a stay-at-home order on Monday afternoon Like all of the stay-at-home orders, residents can leave for essential reasons such as to travel to work, seek medical attention and get food A jogger runs along the west side of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, which Bowser closed to pedestrians due to the coronavirus pandemic 'Staying at home is the best way to flatten the curve and protect yourself, your family, and our entire community from COVID-19. On Saturday, DeSantis revealed that a man who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 was on a flight from a New York City airport to Jacksonville International Airport on Friday when he was intercepted at an airport checkpoint and taken to a local hospital Florida residents are seen out and about after local authorities ordered the closing of all the beaches in Miami-Dade County for precaution due amid the coronavirus pandemic On Saturday, DeSantis revealed that a man who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 was on a flight from a New York City airport to Jacksonville International Airport on Friday when he was intercepted at an airport checkpoint and taken to a local hospital.