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Growing number of youths now dying from COVID-19- Hon Malone
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), in his push for more vaccinations in the territory, has warned youths of the growing mortality rate of COVID-19 amongst that demographic.
‘Why quarantined residents can’t drive home but trusted to stay home?’- Hon Turnbull
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Second District Representative and Opposition Member Hon Melvin M. Turnbull has questioned why residents who have been approved through the various protocols established to protect the territory during the pandemic are neither allowed to drive themselves home to quarantine nor are they allowed to drive to conduct the day 4 testing, but are trusted to stay home during their quarantined period.
Delta variant may still be 'lurking' in VI- Hon Malone
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has warned that, since the recent case of the COVID-19 Delta variant found in the VI had no travel history, the highly contagious variant of the virus could still be lurking in the territory.
76 more take up BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble offer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Some 76 more persons have capitalised on the BVI-USVI Vaccine Bubble Initiative, which allows persons to travel to neighbouring St John in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to access COVID-19 vaccines not yet available in the [British] Virgin Islands.
COVID-19: 'This is no time for relaxation'- Hon Malone
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has detailed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic deaths in the Virgin Islands and said everyone needs to remain vigilant to ensure the territory does not return to such a situation.
‘We had to discard some 685 vials of vaccines’– Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite repeated calls for the Virgin Islands public to come forward voluntarily to be immunised against COVID-19 before the vaccine shelf-life ended, Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) said nearly 700 vials of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was wasted.
New 11:00pm to 5:00am curfew as restricted businesses allowed to re-open
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands has revised the territory’s Curfew Order to run from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am for a period of fourteen days with an initial review after the first seven (7) days.
COVID-19 death toll now 37; hospitalisations & active infections drop
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The COVID-19 death toll in the Virgin Islands (VI) has increased to 37 as of August 5, 2021, however, total infections and hospitalisations have dropped significantly, Health Minister Hon Carvin Malone (AL) announced tonight April 6, 2021.
Pfizer, J&J COVID-19 vaccines now available to VI residents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons in the [British] Virgin Islands opting to receive the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will now be able to do so through the introduction of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative.
VI Opposition appears to be working with ‘Instructions’- Hon Malone
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has accused Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition of working with an ultimatum as part of a major offensive against the government.
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