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March 30th, 2021
Suez Canal blockade could cause delays in VI’s receipt of goods - Hon Flax-Charles

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With global shipping resuming through the Suez Canal following a blockage by the container vessel ‘Ever Given’ that has since been cleared, Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development in the Virgin Islands, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has said the impacts could be felt in the VI.

March 30th, 2021
No point testing before 10 days, Incubation period is 14 days –Dr Ronald E. Georges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons who were at the funeral at the Sea Cows Bay Methodist Church on March 27, 2021, and became exposed to a carrier of the virus are being told that there is no need to be tested for the coronavirus at this time.

March 30th, 2021
COVID-19: Authorities tight-lipped on details of possible super-spreader funeral

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Health Authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI) are tight-lipped about a possible super-spreader event, opting not to share details about how a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was able to attend a funeral at the Sea Cows Bay Methodist Church.

March 29th, 2021
EU AstraZeneca restrictions could impact VI vaccine supply – Hon Malone

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has warned that new European Union (EU) vaccine exports rules and pressures on AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines to European Union (EU) member countries could impact the supply of vaccine to the Virgin Islands (VI).

March 28th, 2021
9 active cases of COVID-19 in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After enjoying a month of no recorded active cases of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands, the territory now has some 9 active cases, according to the Government of the Virgin Islands today, March 28, 2021.

March 28th, 2021
Person who attended funeral in SCB tests positive for COVID-19

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health is notifying the public that a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands attended a funeral held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Sea Cows Bay Methodist Church.

March 26th, 2021
Existing curfew continues until April 8, 2021

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands will remain under a 3-hour curfew until April 8, 2021, according to the latest Curfew Order gazetted on March 26, 2021.

March 26th, 2021
Parents should be 'mad' at no full-time public schools – Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on parents of students attending public schools in the Virgin Islands to voice their concerns over schools not operating at full capacity even as new research shows schools can open with less than 6 feet of social distancing requirements.

March 25th, 2021
VI so well protected, people forget about COVID-19 deaths – BVIHSA Psychiatrist

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dr June M. Samuels, the Psychiatrist at the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA), says the Virgin Islands (VI) is so well protected from the COVID-19 pandemic, that people have forgotten about the adverse effects of the virus.

March 23rd, 2021
UK to impose £5,000 fine for people going on holiday abroad

LONDON, United Kingdom- After failing to act in a timely manner when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, resulting in the deaths of many in the United Kingdom (UK) as the virus spiralled out of control, the government of embattled Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ‘aka ‘Boris’ is now looking at tough prevention measures to save face.

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