New 'managed' 14-day curfew begins Thursday, April 2, 2020
The Virgin Islands has 3 confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In a live coronavirus update on the Government of the Virgin Islands Facebook Page, Premier Fahie said the curfew will; however, allow residents to do their shopping and other business on a rotational basis but how exactly this will be done will be announced tomorrow, April 1, 2020.
He encouraged persons to share their ideas on how this would be done either by WhatsApp or other means.
Futher he called for businesses and customers to observe social distancing and to have no more than 20 persons in places of business at the same time.
The Virgin Islands is currently on lockdown from 8:00pm March 27, 2020 to 6:00am on April 2, 2020.
Absolute curfew & limited curfew
Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert further explained that Cabinet decided today that the new curfew will run from 6:01am on Thursday to 6:00pm on April 16, 2020 with the exception of essential workers.
He said from 6:00pm to 6:00am will be an "absolute curfew" and from 6:00am to 6:00pm a "limited and managed" curfew to allow limited basic and essential services to function.
Some of these services and persons were listed as pharmacies, wholesalers, fisherfolks and farmers.
A garbage collection system will also be put in place and done on specific days.
More details to follow.
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48 Responses to “New 'managed' 14-day curfew begins Thursday, April 2, 2020”
%&*& ayo mehson
Switch up,give gratitude and reap the resulting benefits.
“Some of the medical staff at our local hospital thinks the reason our entire county and two cities still don't have a single case of coronavirus is because it came through here in January. They had a dramatic spike in respiratory illnesses and lost several patients, but we weren't testing then and the tests now don't reveal if you had it and recovered. Medical chatter indicates some other pockets around the country went through the same thing.”
Dr. Eran Bendavid and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professors at Stanford: "Fear of Covid-19 is based on its high estimated case fatality rate--2% to 4% of people with confirmed Covid-19 have died, according to the World Health Organization and others. So if 100 million Americans ultimately get the disease, two million to four million could die. We believe that estimate is deeply flawed. The true fatality rate is the portion of those infected who die, not the deaths from identified positive cases." Their data indicates the number should be more like .06--levels of magnitude less. The reason is all sorts of flaws in testing.
In reality, the only real defense against this is a strong immune system. The fear and isolation caused by the lockdown is more dangerous than the virus itself.
Thats good. Stay chuppid.
Second paragraph is an eye opener. Was not aware .
Bigger places are locked worldwide
Get a life plz
Spoken like a true NDP affiliate
However it thought it would have been more beneficial to lock down for the 14 days in the first instance and then gradually lift the lockdown to managed and absolute curfew. Seems like this week was a wasted week, as we now have 3 cases an of Thursday we can be out if I remember correctly, from 6am - 6pm. That’s basically the normal times for most working people to be out. Correct me if I’m wrong.
You all stay safe and may God continue to bless these beautiful Virgin Islands #vistrong #irma #maria #covid19
I like you can take care of myself for the two weeks but I am concerned about the many who will not get paid for staying home and who are already unemployed going on four weeks. You may say it’s not bothering me or my family but that is selfish, myopic thinking. Sooner or later it will all hit all of us in the form of crime, more homeless in need of assistance etc.
6:00pm to 6:00am absolut curfew while during the day a managed limited curfew
I just hope ppl will not be so stupid to disrespect it and all a we have to suffer
How can things get better , if we as an island and a community don’t change our nasty and ungrateful ways .. PEOPLE THEY ARE TRYING TO HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have already categorized what additional essential businesses can open ie. Banks, pharmacies, Supermarkets,Gas Stations so that means your only business being out should be to patronize the aforementioned. Just prevent persons from loitering and ensure the businesses close at 5pm to allow everyone to be home by 6pm.
The borders were closed for incoming passengers will that to be extended to coincide with the 16th April date? They are people still trying to get home and with the revised quarantine law (should have been done first) now they can be monitored and their quarantine enforced. IMHO Borders need to be open by the 6th.
CIVIL Servants Politician they dont have to worry about their hours getting cut..their salary getting cut.. they dont have to worry about work at all.. they getting their full salary as long as the country lock down..... They are pushing the lock down curfew agenda.....Today is rent day... Lot of us hvent work for the whole month of March.. Yet we have to find rent.. no money coming in..No help coming...When your stuck in your house grocies become very expensive most children just eat and drink like crazy...We have to provide yet no money no help coming...No one in Authority...14 days curfew is just too much...Yet during each day people csn go out pick it up and come back home....This is so sad.. The suffers still remain voiceless and helpless.. Nothing change...
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Breaking news from antigau and barbuda.
[ " A church-pastor and a church member have been remanded in custody at the state's prison,after pleading guilty to charges of breaching the lawfull regulation of the health curfew and battery/assault on police"]
They were arrested,charged and brought before a court of law,pursuant to the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda,according to law.
They pleaded guilty to the charges,and remended [put on a curfew in prison]
In BVI however,there is a pastor who is given a warning?
The government is implementing regulations to help curtail and to stop the spread of an infectious and contagious disease,but all this pastor is doing,behaving like gangster and causing confusion in the country.
When Hurricanes Irma and Maria were in full force on the BVI,why didn't pastor cline come out and defy the hurricanes?
Shame on you pastor for this level of LAWLESSNESS!!!!!!
Got laid off.. Cant even go and cut grass, or clsan the yard of rich people to make a little money.. Got to do something to feed my family we know money dont go on Tree.. Land lord dont care about Carona they want their money...is this the VIP we thought would be looking out for we... when will social security give us some money..just a little help in the name of humanity.. lot of you still getting your salary.. When the government say curfew u clap and say keep it shut down.. I can bet if you all salary cut or stop you wouldnt like that... and when you come on here to chat U would say Fahie stop that.. Here is the truth rent is due...