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Public urged to help reduce COVID numbers ahead of HEOC advice on school

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The decision on the reopening of schools will depend on the advice of the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) to Government. Photo: VINO/File
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged all to play their part in reducing the number of coronavirus cases in the territory ahead of the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) advice on the new school year. Photo: VINO/File
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged all to play their part in reducing the number of coronavirus cases in the territory ahead of the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) advice on the new school year. Photo: VINO/File
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged all to play their part in reducing the number of coronavirus cases in the territory ahead of the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) advice on the new school year.

Dr Wheatley said it was critical that persons adhere to the established protocols.

“I would like to say that announcements on the coming school year are forthcoming, but persons must have some patience at this particular time given the fact that we still have a very high number of COVID-19 cases in the territory.

“Let’s focus on getting those cases down, and that will truly inform what we will be able to do in September when we prepare to go back to school. Certainly, as persons would know, Cabinet and the Health Minister take advice from the Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) as it pertains to decisions such as summer programmes, such as the form that school will take,” Dr Wheatley stated during the 10th Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly on July 29, 2021.

Less COVID-19 numbers, the better!

The Minister said bringing down the cases would “give us a much better position to go forward with confidence.”

“So please, I indulge you, give us a little more of your patience and work hard to social distance, sanitise, make sure that we mask up, make sure that we get vaccinated so that we can give our children the best chance of going back into the classroom.”

The VI now has 441 COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths since the last update provided by the Government on August 4, 2021.

11 Responses to “Public urged to help reduce COVID numbers ahead of HEOC advice on school”

  • Eagle Eye (06/08/2021, 08:13) Like (19) Dislike (7) Reply
    How much Covid positive cases do we presently have? What are numbers are we working with? Every other country on the globe gives a daily update. These VIP leaders are a disgrace.
    • Rubber Duck (06/08/2021, 09:26) Like (15) Dislike (3) Reply
      More than they want you to know about. Their policy on Covid has been a disaster. They have wrecked the tourist industry and created more deaths than in the USVI that has 4 times our population. The USVI has stayed open and prospered.
      • Wait (06/08/2021, 11:41) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
        This can’t be the real Rubber Duck. This must be an imposter. Mehson you making sense.
  • Thank you very much Hon. Minister Nataldo (Sawande) Wheatley R7 & Dep. Premiero (06/08/2021, 08:15) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
    You are encouraing, and your advice to the youths, and the citizens of our country an the covid-19 issue to is good, wise, honest, and helpful.
    Me deepest heartfelt condolence to the families, realtives, and close friends that are deeply hurting over the death of their love ones.
    May we all bind together in the fight to help save our own lives from civid-19 deadly effects. Good to know that the positive cases are falling.
    You keep working good works. God will bless your good working with good return. Positiviry wins over negativity every.
    Please my people, for our own lives and others, let us all obey the protocol in place.
  • NICK (06/08/2021, 08:45) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    good luck with that.Saw this morning two different taxi picking up poeples without wearing theirs masks.when delta variant reach this island,we be in a deep mess.
  • usvi (06/08/2021, 09:30) Like (3) Dislike (11) Reply
    Three times the population of the BVI yet bvi has killed more people. Open up the place and let the idiots die. At least we won’t starve to death.

    https://www.vi.gov/covid/health-data/
  • Rodney (06/08/2021, 11:54) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    We must let our children go back to school, we can’t keep punishing our children because of the people that refuse to get vaccinated. We have to move on and learn to live with COVID.
    • Hmm (07/08/2021, 07:01) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      The same temperature monitors placed at the supermarket and other stores can be placed at the schools
    • VerDaw George (10/08/2021, 19:59) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Concerned person..Parents should not allow their children to go back to school until appropriate protocol are in place to deal with prevention of this deadly Covid 19 virus. This protocol should be set by the respective governing body.
  • @Rodney (06/08/2021, 15:33) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    Some people would send their children to school even if they have the virus and I 'm afaid of that. Some persons in this community don't care a thing about how it may affect other persons and this is troubling. .
  • THE TIP TOE (06/08/2021, 20:29) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    This Covid blame game is the totalitarian tip toe. The elites plan is to have total control of peoples mind body and soul.
    It's such a shame when wanna be leaders are totally clueless.


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