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Suspend 'cooperation' with CoI to focus on pandemic- Skelton-Cline to VI Gov't
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Pointing to a spike in active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands, radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Andrew A. Fahie Government to suspend its cooperation with the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) so that more focus can be placed on the pandemic.
4 hospitalised; 2 in ICU with COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Four persons have been hospitalised due to COVID-19 infection, two of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.
Some persons 'sick like dogs’ & refusing to test for COVID-19- VI Epidemiologist
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - National Epidemiologist Harmony Brewley-Messiah has revealed worrying behaviours facing local health authorities as they battle the rising cases of COVID-19 in the territory.
All measures will be taken to arrest COVID-19 upsurge– Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With a number of positive COVID-19 cases found in senior homes and treatment centres, coupled with an overall upsurge in cases across the territory, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said 'all measures' will be taken to stop the spread of the virus.
Over 200 placed in quarantine & hundreds in self-isolation- Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With an active COVID-19 case count of 273 as of July 3, 2021, following a sudden virus outbreak in the Virgin Islands, over 200 persons are currently in mandatory quarantine with hundreds more in voluntary self-isolation.
Spike in local COVID-19 cases now considered an ‘outbreak’- Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With 155 active cases of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands (VI) as of July 2, 2021, with one new death connected to the virus, acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald E. Georges said the situation can now be regarded as a local COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 vaccinated persons carry less virus & recover faster - CDC
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Croix, USVI - A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-led research has provided encouraging results for individuals who have contracted the Covid-19 virus after being vaccinated, including faster recovery times and a smaller footprint of the virus.
Today, July 3 is last day for first jab of current vaccine stock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today, July 3, 2021, is the final day to get vaccinated before the current AstraZeneca vaccine stocks expire on July 31, 2021, according to Health Minister Hon Carvin Malone (AL).
150 active COVID-19 cases now in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed that as of today, July 2, 2021, the Virgin Islands (VI) now has 150 active cases of COVID-19 as part of a dramatic spike in cases over the past few days.
Cruise passengers free to explore VI under strict guidelines- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With just a day away before the Virgin Islands (VI) accepts its first official passenger cruise call since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new details have been revealed regarding the freedom of vaccinated tourists who will arrive as passengers of the Celebrity Millennium.
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