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Premier Fahie approves $3M for Coronavirus preparedness & response
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With a commitment that the Government will remain focused on the protection of the health of all residents and visitors in the Virgin Islands, Minister of Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed that a $3M special funding has now be earmarked towards Coronavirus (COVID-19) preparedness and response.
Corona: The joker in the pack
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Coronavirus appeared at a very volatile moment in world history. In a new post, the great financial recession of 2008 world, ruled by authoritarian types in Russia, China, India, Brazil, and even the supposedly freedom-loving USA, rising intolerance and racism, and a retreating global liberal democratic order, the politics of the Coronavirus, threatens massive economic, social, and political disruption.
'Somebody will be made an example soon' - Premier on Coronavirus rumours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Noting that government had to take urgent measures to counteract the WhatsApp rumours about the presence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the territory, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says false information continues to spread faster than facts in the Virgin Islands.
Gov't 'beefing up' ports of entry with quarantine areas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Heightened screening of persons entering the Territory due to the Novel Coronavirus epidemic will see ports of entry across the Virgin Islands being outfitted with new isolation areas.
'Coronovirus is going to have a massive impact' on VI- Elise Donovan
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Noting that the Virgin Islands (VI) would have to ride out the current storm surrounding China's Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, CEO of BVI Finance Mrs Elise Donovan says the virus is projected to have dire implications on the VI's financial services sector and economy.
Coronavirus: BVI Hong Kong staff under strict quarantine- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Updating the House on the impacts of the Novel-Coronavirus outbreak on overseas offices and employees of the Virgin Islands (VI), Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (F1) says staff at the BVI Hong Kong House will remain under strict quarantine as per recommendations of local authorities.
Visitors will be screened at ports of entries for Coronavirus – Hon Carvin Malone
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Visitors to the Virgin Islands will be screened at the air and seaports as local authorities’ attempt to play their part in preventing Coronavirus-carrying persons from spreading the virus in the Territory.
VI Quarantine Authority activated in response to Coronavirus
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The local Quarantine Authority in the Virgin Islands (VI) has been activated as a precautionary measure in response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak happening in China, with cases confirmed in other counties like Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, the US, and France.
VI will 'remain on the alert' for deadly coronavirus'- Dr Irad Potter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [VI] Virgin Islands, a leading tourist destination in the world, says it has been monitoring the situation of the new coronavirus that originated in China and has since spread to almost 2,000 people, with cases confirmed in a handful of countries, including France and the United States of America (USA).
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