Efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 have led to the closure of schools, businesses and government operations.

Hours and operations can change quickly, so check back for updates and call ahead to verify hours of operation and status.

Here’s a list of coronavirus-related closures in Alabama:

Schools & government operations

All Alabama public schools will be closed starting Thursday through at least April 6. Several school systems announced they would be closed starting Monday or Tuesday.

You can see a list here.

Colleges

Most all have moved to online operations for students. Some have limited staff to essential personnel only.

Alabama Community College System

No classes March 17-April 3

Federal offices

Open, operations may be limited.

U.S. Post offices

Open, some may be operating on limited hours. Mail will run.

Alabama state offices

Gov. Kay Ivey has authorized state agencies to allow employees to work from home, use flexible work schedules and practice social distancing. Departments that provide public safety, direct care and other emergency services will be maintained. Employees were told to expect to return to work on April 6.

Alabama Supreme Court, local, state courts

In-person court proceedings are suspended for a month starting on Monday. The suspension applies to all local and state courts. There are exceptions. You can see those here.

You can see more on court operations here.

Jefferson County offices

Closed to the public until April 6.

Senior Centers

Most are closed; Meals on Wheels continues.

City of Hoover

Starting Monday, March 16th, all Hoover Municipal Court sessions will be cancelled until Thursday, April 16th. The Hoover Senior Center will be closed until further notice but Meals-on-Wheels deliveries will continue. The Hoover Public Library will reopen Monday, March 16th, with lobby service only. This means patrons can place items on hold and pick them up curbside, but the Library itself will not be open and all programs are cancelled. Parks at Shades Mountain, Hoover Central, Hoover East and Spain Park are closed.

Also,the Hoover Recreation Center will be closed except for the walking track, which will be open during business hours. The Hoover Met Complex will also be closed beginning today, except for the walking track at the Finley Center.

Madison County Courthouse

The Madison County Courthouse is closed. Essential county services such as Water, Sanitation, Public Works, Inspection and Information Technology, as well as the Madison County Sheriff’s Department and Madison County Jail, will continue to operate as usual.

Redstone Arsenal

Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville is tightening access and support activities as it escalates its response to the coronavirus. Visitor badges are no longer being processed except by special exception. Food providers on base are takeout only, the food truck corral is closed, and recreational facilities and gyms are closed.

Marshall Space Flight Center

Telework is mandated for almost all employees.

Libraries

Most all are closed, check ahead.

Banks

Open, some may limit operations

Grocery and retail stores, drug stores

Abercrombie & Fitch

Closed until March 28.

Aldi

Hours of operation may change, has not released a list of locations. Confirm with your local store.

Anthropologie

Closed through March 28.

Apple stores

Closed

Chick-fil-A

Drive-through only.

CVS

Open

Kroger

Stores hours changed to 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Lululemon

Closed through March 27.

Lush

Retail stores closed through March 29.

Nike

Closed through March 27.

Patagonia

Closed through March 27.

Publix

All stores will close at 8 p.m. until further notice.

Rite Aid

Open

Target

Stores open regular hours.

Trader Joe’s

All stores will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. until further notice.

Walgreens

Open

Walmart

Starting March 15, Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice.

Winn Dixie

Closing at 9 p.m.

Activities

Alabama Shakespeare Festival

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery has canceled performances set for March 16-April 26. This includes "Alabama Story," March 19-22; "Ruby," March 19-22; "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," March 25-28; and "The Comedy of Errors," April 16-26. A spring break camp planned for March 16-20 has been canceled.

Movie theaters

Many are open for now, some have cut capacity or ticket availability.

Montgomery Zoo

Closed

Birmingham Zoo

Open

Wind Creek Casinos

Closed until March 30

Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The March 14 parade has been postponed. New date not announced.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Closed

Birmingham Museum of Art

Closed.

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

Events canceled through March.

Riverchase Galleria

Hours change. Starting March 16, the shopping center will be open between noon and 7 p.m. every day except Sunday, when it will close at 6 p.m.

Shoppes at Bel-Air

Hours of operation will be noon -7 p.m. every day except Sunday will it will close at 6 p.m.

Parkway Place Mall

Open normal hours; some stores may have altered schedules.

Starbucks

Starbucks is moving to a “to-go” model in all stores. The chain will no longer allow seating in both the café and patio areas. Customers can still walk up and order at the counter, through the “order ahead” feature in the Starbucks app, via the drive thru and use delivery. There may also be temporary closures for company-owned stores in high-social gathering places, such as malls and university campuses or in places with a high number of COVID-19 cases.