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VI records 25 more COVID-19 cases from last week– Dr Georges
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- There have been 25 new COVID-19 cases in the territory since the last update on August 26 2021.
CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to Saint Lucia
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Saint Lucia due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.
Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
BBC NEWS
Japan has put a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial.
COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru launched for 2nd dose jabs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) is hosting yet another operation ‘Protect Each Other’ Vaccination Drive-Thru from today, Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the Festival Grounds in Tortola from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, until Tuesday, August 31, 2021, to provide easier access to persons getting their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines.
25 active cases of COVID-19 in VI- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands are down to 25, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced in a COVID-19 update today, August 27, 2021.
9 new COVID-19 cases but active cases remain @ 31 in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Total active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands have remained at 31 for close to a week, despite there being new cases.
BVIHSA urgently seeking Rapid Testing Agents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is seeking to hire 20 Project Employees to facilitate remote COVID 19 testing. This additional human resource will be assigned to the mobile testing facilities at the various seaports throughout the Territory.
VI Curfew Order extended until Sept 4, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI), His Excellency Governor John J. Rankin CMG has extended the national curfew to run from 11:00 pm to 05:00 am curfew until September 4, 2021.
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.
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