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Cuban medical professionals arrive in VI
BEEF ISLAND, VI - Some 22 medical professionals, including internist doctors, emergency response doctors, intensive care specialist and nurses from the Republic of Cuba arrived in the Virgin Islands today, Saturday, July 25, 2020, to aid and support the territory's COVID-19 flight.
All recent COVID-19 tests return negative for virus- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola - Twenty-one (21) persons who had close contact with a positive COVID-19 case detected in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with links to the island of Jost van Dyke, have all returned negative after tests for the virus.
VI needs Cuban Docs to reduce risks of COVID-19 community spread- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With some 22 Cuban medical professionals arriving in VI to help with the COVID-19 fight, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said their primary mission is to help the Territory eliminate risks of COVID-19 community spread.
Opposition demands details of JvD lockdown
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – With the entire sister island of Jost van Dyke being placed on emergency quarantine for 7 days as a result of an individual who resided on the island testing positive for coronavirus on arrival in St Vincent and the Grenadines last week, Opposition Members in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) are now calling on the Government to furnish them with details surrounding the latest Curfew Order.
Correct call was made to secure borders & save lives - Hon Malone
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Even as calls heighten for the Territory to reopen its borders, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said history will show that the Government made the correct call to secure the borders of the Virgin Islands (VI) as a protective measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Passenger who travelled from VI to SVG tests positive for COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An airline passenger who travelled from the Territory to St Vincent and the Grenadines through St Lucia on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, according to Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL).
VI's COVID-19 death still under review – Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) says investigations are ongoing into the death of a woman infected with COVID-19 in April 2020.
Stricter enforcement of COVID-19 measures to come - Hon Malone
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Pointing to a second wave of COVID-19 infections being experienced on a global scale, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says authorities in the Virgin Islands will now be pursuing strict enforcement of COVID-19 suppression measures.
64 churches meet COVID-19 requirements to re-open- Hon Malone
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says several businesses and local churches have now been cleared to operate in the Virgin Islands, having met COVID-19 requirements to prevent the spread of the virus.
Financial & medical status quo 'shall not remain'- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government- led by Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1)- motors on with executing their legislative agenda, an act that will challenge the 'status quo' has been amended and passed in the House of Assembly (HoA).
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