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19th Coronavirus death recorded in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) Thursday night, September 10, 2020, confirmed the 19th coronavirus death in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), coming just days after the 18th fatality, which occurred on Monday, September 7, 2020.
1 new COVID-19 case & 20 full recoveries- Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Crediting compliance to the COVID-19 guidelines and curfew measures by the Virgin Islands populace, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that the Territory recorded just 1 new COVID-19 case as of September 10, 2020.
COVID-19: 'VI did the right things in the right order'- Julio S. Henry
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - After a May 7, 2020, doom prediction that the Virgin Islands' 'Economy will sink and the Territory will suffer' if tourism was not immediately revived, social commentator and talk show host Julio S. Henry has now commended the Government for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the order that it did.
‘We can’t keep locking down every time something comes’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has indicated that moving forward in the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Territory will not be prioritising 24/7 lockdown as a response measure, rather, will depend on making sure businesses and organisations adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols.
Beware of 'counterfeit hand sanitisers' on the market- Health Ministry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands are advised to be vigilant against counterfeit hand sanitisers that are being sold on the market.
The genes that survived slavery can survive COVID-19
Alred C. Frett
Be Vigilant my People – We’ve passed this way before:
Nature is constant but we are in distress when the Horizon is all around us, our GPS is broken and our Engines quit working… This is a Crisis that no one planned for or expected – A Pandemic by an invisible foe with a rate of reported infection that is locking us in while locking others out - instead of a friendly, welcoming destination, we are now listed as a medical pariah to be avoided.
10-month-old tests positive for COVID-19 in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Right now the safest thing to do is what we are doing right now,” said Premier and Minister of Finance, Honorable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), while speaking to the importance of keeping daycare centres and pre-schools closed because of the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands (VI).
USVI's 16th COVID-19 death is 59-year-old man from St John
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US[ Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Thursday night, September 3, 2020, announced that the coronavirus has taken the life another US Virgin Islander, the 16th Covid-19 related death in the US Territory.
16 more COVID-19 cases recorded in VI; Total jumps to 63
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that the Virgin Islands has recorded 16 more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed in the Territory to 63, with 52 active cases.
Hon Penn slams Hon Malone for ‘undocumented COVID-19 cases’ comment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has publicly chided Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) for his recent comment about the Territory possibly having over 1400 undocumented COVID-19 cases, according to projections.