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VI announces Brazil & South Africa travel ban

-as part of health efforts to protect against new strains of COVID-19
Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced today, January 28, 2021, that the territory will be implementing a new travel ban for Brazil and South Africa as the VI continues to take steps to protect its citizens. Photo: GIS/Facebook
Travel bans for both South Africa and Brazil to the Virgin Islands, come as new variants of the COVID-19 virus have emerged in those countries. Photo: Internet Source
Travel bans for both South Africa and Brazil to the Virgin Islands, come as new variants of the COVID-19 virus have emerged in those countries. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) announced today, January 28, 2021, that the territory will be implementing a new travel ban for Brazil and South Africa as the VI continues to mitigate risks associated with the virus.

“As we monitor the COVID-19 situation in the Caribbean and around the world, there remains a serious cause for concern with the dreaded disease. New strains are emerging and several countries including the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil… the lives and the economies of the world are being affected in immeasurable ways,” he said.

With travel bans already active for the UK and the Dominican Republic, Hon Malone said Cabinet has taken the latest decision given that new strains of the virus have emerged in the two countries.

New COVID-19 strains a concern 

“This is why in a most recent cabinet meeting in light of new strains of COVID-19 been prevalent in South Africa and Brazil the decision was taken that in addition to the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic, to implement a travel ban of persons travelling from South Africa and Brazil to the Virgin Islands,” he said.

He said as a reminder, the ban was put in place to promote public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and does not apply to certain categories of persons coming to the territory.

These include nationals, belongers, residents, work permit holders, persons permitted to reside in the territory, diplomats and persons employed by government and statutory agencies.

Those returning from those locations would be mandated to undergo 14 days of quarantine.

7 Responses to “VI announces Brazil & South Africa travel ban”

  • When will this end (28/01/2021, 17:30) Like (10) Dislike (6) Reply
    Covid is a miracle. It saved many of us from death of pneumonia , heart disease , influenza, cancer etc. What a crock of sht. What it did kill was critical thinking and logic and millions of jobs. Wake up sheeple. Communism is knocking at your door. Burn those ridiculous masks. They DO NOT protect you from viruses but it sure muzzles the weak minded and gullible
    • money money money (28/01/2021, 18:38) Like (8) Dislike (3) Reply
      Bill gates already made ten billions from vaccine stocks and vaccine investments,,,, This is a billion dollars investment human lives don't matter,, , Two things billionaire do start world conflict and invest in oil,,, And create viruses and invest in vaccines,,,,,,Yep
  • Lord 0 (28/01/2021, 18:33) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    Why the ban,,,Why not fourteen days quarantine like we do for people coming from britain, these viruses are already rampant in Britain,,, This is stigmatization and racial profiling,,,,,WHO and Bill Gates know these viruses existed in Africa and Brazil because in May of last year they went to those countries testing a vaccine that never existed and injected the virus into people,, We can't forget when South Africa stop them from doing it and they offer the leader ten million and the leader refused it and asked them to quit and leave, but the leaders in Brazil took the money, , Thw words of Bill Gates * Reducing world population is a good thing**- The world health organization is o a Bill Gates company Doing what Bill Gates want, He isw their Boss he pays their salaries,,,, We in touble people,, Think,
  • Lord 0 (28/01/2021, 18:43) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why the ban,, Why not 14 days quarantine like we do for people coming from Britain,,These viruses are already popular in Britain.. This is stigmatizing and racial profiling using Covid as excuse to oppress people poor people,, Now we complain about Britain racist about conducting the COI, We are no different...We are trying to stop the world from spinning, that wont happen,,we know, we remember Bill Gates and WHO went to south Africa and Brazil to test out their vaccine on poor people and infect them with these new viruses back in May and June of Last year, they new these viruses existed in South Africa and Brazil because they injected it...They said they are on a mission to reduce world population, starting with the poorest countries Why are we falling for everything and first in the line to follow and applaud the people who tell us Shark is in our waters, when they are the ones bringing the Shark to our waters...
  • Blackhawk (28/01/2021, 19:58) Like (1) Dislike (5) Reply
    If the UK, South Africa and Brazil were banned to come to the BVI because of the new Covid-19 strain, why is the Dominican in Republic included in this group? The last time l heard, this new strain is not in the DR. Then why the ban? RACISTS
  • Syud (28/01/2021, 20:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Detroit too
  • wise up (29/01/2021, 02:11) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    All politicians needs to be band from office until we the people decides on changing the legacy of the slave masters constitution.


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