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COVID-19: Authorities tight-lipped on details of possible super-spreader funeral
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Health Authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI) are tight-lipped about a possible super-spreader event, opting not to share details about how a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was able to attend a funeral at the Sea Cows Bay Methodist Church.
EU AstraZeneca restrictions could impact VI vaccine supply – Hon Malone
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has warned that new European Union (EU) vaccine exports rules and pressures on AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines to European Union (EU) member countries could impact the supply of vaccine to the Virgin Islands (VI).
9 active cases of COVID-19 in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After enjoying a month of no recorded active cases of COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands, the territory now has some 9 active cases, according to the Government of the Virgin Islands today, March 28, 2021.
55-year-old woman is USVI’s 26th COVID-19 death
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, ST Croix, USVI - A 55-year-old woman from St. Croix was the 26th person to die from COVID-19 related causes in the U.S. Virgin Islands, announced the V.I. Department of Health Thursday night, March 25, 2021.
VI so well protected, people forget about COVID-19 deaths – BVIHSA Psychiatrist
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dr June M. Samuels, the Psychiatrist at the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA), says the Virgin Islands (VI) is so well protected from the COVID-19 pandemic, that people have forgotten about the adverse effects of the virus.
Pfizer testing COVID treatment pill
NEWSWEEK
Pfizer, maker of the most widely-used COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., is testing a potential pill-based treatment for the virus using the same class of medication typically used to treat HIV.
UK to impose £5,000 fine for people going on holiday abroad
LONDON, United Kingdom- After failing to act in a timely manner when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, resulting in the deaths of many in the United Kingdom (UK) as the virus spiralled out of control, the government of embattled Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ‘aka ‘Boris’ is now looking at tough prevention measures to save face.
VI extends travel ban on UK, DR, Brazil & South Africa
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has extended the travel ban on the United Kingdom (UK), Dominican Republic (DR), Brazil and South Africa, as those countries continue to struggle with managing their COVID-19 situation, including variants of the virus.
COVID-19 cases surge on St Croix, USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Friday, March 19, 2021, held a press briefing to address what it said was surging COVID-19 cases on the island of St Croix during the week beginning March 12-18, 2021.
Daughter makes blood donation plea for terminally ill dad
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Vice President of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HSLCC), Dr Arlene L. Smith-Thompson has sounded an appeal for persons to donate blood not only towards her terminally ill dad, but to donate blood so that supplies can remain high at the hospital.
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