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Australian Open vaccine exemption ignites backlash
BBC NEWS
Australians have reacted angrily to news that tennis player Novak Djokovic will play in the Australian Open, after being exempted from vaccination rules.
Health authorities pushing booster shots to combat COVID-19 spike
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With 601 active COVID-19 cases as of January 3, 2022, and a newly recorded death, local health authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI) continue to advocate for the COVID-19 vaccines as the ultimate tool to combat the virus.
VI records first COVID death for 2022; active cases now @ 601
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) has recorded 1 new COVID-19 related death for 2022, as current active cases in the territory continue on an upward surge, according to information released today, January 3, 2022.
James Zolfi is VI's New Year's Day baby!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands first baby of 2022 arrived on New Year’s morning, January 1.
Roughly 8.4% of COVID-19 infections in USVI are vaccinated people
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) has provided the Consortium with data after a request showing the percentage of vaccinated individuals in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) who have been testing positive for Covid-19.
Public schools reopen ‘Online’ Thursday, January 6, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Due to the increase in active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands, it comes as no surprise that there will be no face-to-face schooling beginning this Lent term.
423 active Covid cases in VI; Samples being tested for Omicron
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As of December 31, 2021, there are 423 reported active cases of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands, with the majority 322 on Tortola.
VI to review CDC updated guidelines of 5-day isolation- Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands is to review the recent updated quarantine guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has recommended five days of isolation rather than 10 after testing positive for COVID-19.
Should work permit processing require rocket science?
Alred C. Frett
2021 & Trump remain the Ghosts of Christmas:
If 2021 was a good year for a few, it was certainly a bad year for the many… Even as we leap over Christmas and into a New Year, it still seems that, the more Good arrives, the more Bad still remains… We thought Vaccines had defeated Covid-19, only to find that Omicron has multiplied the danger and, we thought Better had arrived with Biden only to find the specter of Trump’s Evil still remains with us.
UPDATE: 82 new active COVID-19 cases in VI; 357 in total
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Active cases of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands continue to climb, with the latest stats, today, December 30, 2021, showing 357 active cases compared to 275 announced a day ago.