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COVID-19 & change
Dickson C. Igwe
A fear of, or reluctance to change, is a recipe for stagnation, decline, and failure. Now change is the one constant in life. From the time we are born to the day we die the one thing that is certain is change, and it’s sibling uncertainty.
5 new COVID-19 deaths in VI; Total now @ 47
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There have been 5 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands.
Active COVID-19 cases in VI reduce to 899
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After peaking at some 1387 active COVID-19 cases, the Virgin Islands continues to see a decline in infections, according to the latest information released by local health authorities.
‘The most non-invasive testing will be chosen’ for schools- Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The most non-invasive testing will be done on students when the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development, introduces rapid testing for the coronavirus in schools.
COVID task force shuts down, fines two Tortola nightspots
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Two businesses on the main island Tortola in the Virgin Islands (VI) were last evening January 14, 2022, fined and closed by the VI Government’s Social Distancing Task Force (SDTF).
Active COVID-19 infections drop to 1,220; 16 remain hospitalised
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the first time since the start of 2022, the current active number of COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands (VI) has seen a reduction to 1,220 as of today, January 14, 2022, from 1,387 cases reported on January 11, 2022.
Some 120 medical staff now sick with COVID- Hon Malone
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI - Health Minister Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has indicated that some 120 healthcare staff are now infected with COVID-19, as the impacts of the virus continue to be felt across the public health sector.
VI can assume Omicron now the dominant COVID-19 variant – Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald E. Georges has indicated that the Virgin Islands (VI) can assume that the dominant COVID-19 strain in the territory is the Omicron Variant.
Omicron sends COVID-19 cases to over 3,330 in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands surged to 3,308 Thursday, a jump of 433 new infections as the Omicron variant of the disease continues to break records in the territory and around the world.
1,049 active COVID-19 cases in VI; Omicron Variant confirmed- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) moments ago has confirmed the presence of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant in the Virgins Islands (VI).
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