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All persons on UK-Antigua flight in VI found; No signs of COVID-19 infection- Premier

- Passengers on same flight tested positive for COVID-19 in Antigua & Montserrat
All of the persons who flew into Antigua from the United Kingdom on British Airways flight (BA 2157) on March 10, 2020 and transitioned into the [British] Virgin Islands have been located and are Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) free according to tests done locally. Photo: Loop News
Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), centre, is flanked by his elected members of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government at a press conference at the Office of the House of Assembly (HoA) on March 17, 2020. Photo: GIS
Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), centre, is flanked by his elected members of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government at a press conference at the Office of the House of Assembly (HoA) on March 17, 2020. Photo: GIS
Local authorities sounded the alarm on Monday, March 16, 2020 because there was a positive case of the dreaded virus in Antigua of a female who arrived from the UK on the March 10 British Airways flight. Another passenger on the same flight has also since tested positive for COVID-19 in Montserrat. Photo: Internet Source
Local authorities sounded the alarm on Monday, March 16, 2020 because there was a positive case of the dreaded virus in Antigua of a female who arrived from the UK on the March 10 British Airways flight. Another passenger on the same flight has also since tested positive for COVID-19 in Montserrat. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All of the persons who flew into Antigua from the United Kingdom on British Airways flight (BA 2157) on March 10, 2020 and transitioned into the [British] Virgin Islands have been located and are Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) free according to tests, Premier and Minister of Finance (R1), Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced.

Local authorities sounded the alarm on Monday, March 16, 2020 because there was a positive case of the dreaded virus in Antigua of a female who arrived from the UK on the March 10 British Airways flight.

Another passenger on the same flight has also since tested positive for COVID-19 in Montserrat.

“All persons who travelled on Tuesday, March 10 on the British Airways flight 2157 from London to Antigua and continued onward to the T.B. Lettsome International Airport, are asked to contact the Ministry of Health immediately,” a passionate public plea by Government read.

No need to worry

Addressing the media during a live press conference held at the Office of the House of Assembly on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Premier Fahie said there was no need to worry.

“Today we got an update that we have basically all the persons, but when the update went out yesterday, they were in the process of just looking for one or two more,” he said.

“It created a little hysteria in the public, but all of them thus far have not shown signs of being infected. What the situation was, was that the British Airways came into Antigua and there were passengers that left from Antigua and went to different places. So there were cases where some of the crew have been confirmed with the coronavirus. As a safety precautionary, they started to look for all the passengers that were on,” Premier Fahie explained.

He continued: “It’s not a matter that they know that they have the virus because the passengers that have been found, the tests have not shown, or the symptoms have not shown, that they have the virus.”

There are now 202,270 coronavirus cases worldwide.

Out of that figure, 82,813 have recovered, and 8,012 have died.

11 Responses to “All persons on UK-Antigua flight in VI found; No signs of COVID-19 infection- Premier”

  • cool (18/03/2020, 09:44) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    So what about the other days thereafter? Were those passengers tested as well?
  • Hmmmmmmm (18/03/2020, 10:24) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    It takes more than a day for the results to come out. March 10 to now, March 18. I wonder how long the authorities knew for them to have gone hunting for these people?

    When will BVI ban people traveling from infected areas from entering?
  • Reader (18/03/2020, 10:25) Like (14) Dislike (16) Reply
    say one! say two! the VIP government is capable and very competent, the voters made a wise choice. Could you Imagine the likes of Arron, sandy, Myron, travor and diago in a crisis like this? poor we
  • In my Opinion (18/03/2020, 10:48) Like (24) Dislike (0) Reply
    They still need to be in self-quarantine for the 14 day period. No contact with anyone.
    • Malt (18/03/2020, 13:21) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      People usually gets teo weeks for vacation. Go figure.
    • vicky (18/03/2020, 16:34) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
      FROM THE TIME THEY ENTER THE AIRPORT THEY SHOULD OF HAD THIER NAMES AND ADDRESS AND TELL THEM THEY HAVE TO SELF GUARANTINE INSTEAD THEY HAVE THEM BETWEEN OTHER PEOPLE I SAW ONE LADY WHO CAME FROM THE UK ON A BEACH. THE PREMIER HAVE TO BE STERN THIS IS NOTHING TO PLAY WITH .
  • tretretrete (18/03/2020, 16:07) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    We found them, hopefully not after the damage was done
  • Thanks be to god (18/03/2020, 18:14) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    Give your life to jesus give your life to jesus
  • rubbish (21/03/2020, 01:18) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    They were not all tested at all.


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