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90 active COVID-19 cases now in VI- Hon Malone

-says cluster of cases remain under control but public must remain cautions
Amidst the arrival of a new shipment of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in the territory, Virgin Islands Minister of Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that the total active COVID-19 cases in the VI is on the increase. Photo: GIS/Facebook
As the holiday season progresses, the Hon Carvin Malone warned against mass gatherings that comes with the festive season. He also reminded persons to continue following the local public health guidelines and social distance, as well as the need to vaccinate. Photo: Facebook/File
As the holiday season progresses, the Hon Carvin Malone warned against mass gatherings that comes with the festive season. He also reminded persons to continue following the local public health guidelines and social distance, as well as the need to vaccinate. Photo: Facebook/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Amidst the arrival of a new shipment of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in the territory, Virgin Islands Minister of Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced that the total active COVID-19 cases in the VI is on the increase.

During an update on the arrival of the Pfizer vaccines this afternoon, December 16, 2021, Hon Malone revealed that the active case count in the territory currently stands at 90 as of December 16, 2021.

Hon Malone said while the cluster of cases are under control, he said across the region, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is reporting an increase in cases, while cases on the international scene have also been increasing.

“Here at home, I feel the need to remind us about the spike we had back in July that claimed the lives… of our family, friends and our loved ones. We do not want another situation like that to befall us,” Hon Malone said.

Follow the public health guidelines - Hon Malone 

As the holiday season progresses, the Health Minister warned against mass gatherings that comes with the festive season. He also reminded persons to continue following the local public health guidelines and social distance, as well as the need to vaccinate.

“I will continue to advocate for vaccination as it is one of the top defenses against this dreaded disease that had claimed and continue to claim the lives of millions worldwide,” he said.

“We need persons to top-up their immunity with the boosters now available, and accessible to you. Remember we are not out of the woods,” he said.

Hon Malone also expressed gratitude to the UK for their continued support via vaccine supplies to the territory.

 

 

43 Responses to “90 active COVID-19 cases now in VI- Hon Malone”

  • who dont hear will feel (16/12/2021, 17:38) Like (14) Dislike (10) Reply
    lobster fest results
    • @ who don’t hear will feel (16/12/2021, 21:50) Like (16) Dislike (19) Reply
      2 people that I know who attended the lobster fest tested positive. They were mocking and laughing at me when I decide not to accompany them to Anegada. Now they blowing up my phone crying about what are they going to do. My response to both of them, I don’t give a S**t, just don’t come anyway near my home or ask me for a ride anywhere.my mother who stays with me and I are vaccinated and I know that we can still get the virus but I am not going to expose my mother to anything.
      • @@who don’t hear will feel (16/12/2021, 22:23) Like (39) Dislike (8) Reply
        Liesss just trying to promote the fear mongering. If you can still catch the so call virus that means you need your boosters
      • @@who don’t hear will feel (16/12/2021, 23:05) Like (35) Dislike (12) Reply
        Look at this triple mask, double vaccinated, wanting 10 boosters to move along with their lives, can’t sleep unless they sanitize, can’t speak to someone unless they’re 6ft apart, looking azz coward
  • Hmm (16/12/2021, 18:08) Like (99) Dislike (20) Reply
    Is scare y’all trynna scare the ppls to take the vaccines again??????!!
    • @hmm (16/12/2021, 18:20) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      If it worked once it can work twice ! Inject the rest of them don’t mind the talk young bill gates ! Boost the numbers up some more you must catch somebody
  • Thank You Minister (16/12/2021, 18:09) Like (19) Dislike (58) Reply
    Hopefully before the “pureblood” faction starts hollering nonsense at you, I’d just like to say thank you for continuing to present facts about the continuing pandemic to the public and encouraging people to vaccinate and follow the Public Health guidelines. So good to know seniors who are due booster shot will soon be able to get them.
    • Purebloods (16/12/2021, 18:23) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
      @Thank You Minister, nah meh boi we ain’t got much to say, we just need y’all to go in and get all those shots so they don’t pressure we.
    • @Thank You Minister (16/12/2021, 18:38) Like (16) Dislike (4) Reply
      Aye booster head, keep us purebloods name out your mouth
      • @@Thank You Minister (17/12/2021, 00:49) Like (2) Dislike (10) Reply
        “pureblood” is the wrong name for you. Pure Bull, more rightly.
  • local boy (16/12/2021, 18:12) Like (25) Dislike (12) Reply
    Anegada Lobster Fest, Christmas in RT and ST, BVI Fish Fete, the Supermarkets, Strip Clubs, night club. What do u all expect.
    • @local boy (16/12/2021, 19:21) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      Yep
    • Really (16/12/2021, 23:52) Like (19) Dislike (5) Reply
      Look around the world, college football, Travis Scott concert, Chris brown concert. Huge gathering, no mask but they don't have a spike. Let ppl live. Yall in the BVI think locking up in yall house goin to stop the virus. Anyway go get your booster. You sheep
      • @REALLY, From USA (17/12/2021, 08:46) Like (6) Dislike (8) Reply
        That is what you think, the cases has started to rise again in America bro. Some of the hospitals is starting to get prepared.
        • Rise ? (18/12/2021, 12:50) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
          Why are cases rising when so much people is vaccinated?? Because yall vaccine is not working!
  • Purebloods (16/12/2021, 18:15) Like (32) Dislike (5) Reply
    The vaccines came right on time for the spike ! And the spike came right on time for the holidays ! Everything is so well timed now a days, so genius
  • Listen (16/12/2021, 18:16) Like (4) Dislike (10) Reply
    Who go vex get vex - All gathering including church needs to be canceled especially that event that’s scheduled to take place with this weekend!!! from 11 to 90 cases ain’t anything simple. The party Committee is to be heavily blamed. Them always B*tching and never act responsible. The party Committee don’t care about lives and livelihoods
  • Meehhh (16/12/2021, 18:27) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    I see it on the news so it must be true
  • Overboard headfirst (16/12/2021, 18:31) Like (15) Dislike (2) Reply
    Go and drung yourself mister minister
  • Scientist (16/12/2021, 18:56) Like (23) Dislike (2) Reply
    Regarding these injections, the third injection enhances immunity, so after the fourth dose you're better protected. Once 85% of the public has been injected with the fourth and fifth doses, the restrictions can be somewhat relaxed because the sixth dose keeps the virus from spreading. Therefore, I am relaxed and I believe that the seventh injection will solve all of our problems and we will have no reason to be fearful of the eighth dose. The clinical phase of the ninth dose trial confirms that the antibodies remain stable until the tenth dose. The eleventh injection guarantees that no new mutations will develop, so there's absolutely no reason to criticize the notion of the twelfth injection ...
  • Mr Mal own (16/12/2021, 18:59) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    U lodge man ....u is ..but time is on our side ....
  • EVEN IF IT WAS 90,000 (16/12/2021, 19:27) Like (19) Dislike (3) Reply
    Thanks but no thanks. Destruction walks with smiling faces still I fear no evil. Why were we not informed from the beginning about the boosters and the entire story. It's plain to see that we are dealing with a sinister ploy here. Should I lay down my life so you can impress the COI to allow you to continue to lead us to hell. Let the real enemy show themselves so we know who to blaze fire on.
  • musa (16/12/2021, 19:28) Like (2) Dislike (13) Reply
    This is not good news all who positive need to be paid by ssb & nhi to stay home and the authority need to monitor them full time also closed all public gardering for the rest of 2021 . All businesses need to fallow the covid19 rules if not our leaders will close the island down and we all will be full of emotion because with this of cases we will have sad days coming. Just my opinion
  • Exactly (16/12/2021, 19:37) Like (1) Dislike (4) Reply
    And by Christmas 100 cases or more is going to pop up.
  • BVIslander (16/12/2021, 19:52) Like (15) Dislike (3) Reply
    Fake news
  • resident (16/12/2021, 19:55) Like (33) Dislike (2) Reply
    dude its time to focus on treatment options like monoclonal antibodies
  • DON'T FORGET (16/12/2021, 20:13) Like (21) Dislike (2) Reply
    Those tests are not 100% accurate!!!!! They can give false readings!!!!.. Imagine now your neighbor cough on you & you get paranoid. Thinking the worst, run to get tested... Get a positive reading... Now you scared and start to worry yourself sick! Your mind gave you covid when u never had it. That is a reality alot of ppl think themselves to death... You better believe that
  • This (16/12/2021, 20:26) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is News?
  • Strupes.. This Minister. (16/12/2021, 20:42) Like (23) Dislike (1) Reply
    That's all you good for. Put fear in people. Make it look like you working doing a good job by running to the media everytime we get a new case...They are so much more ills in our society no one talks about...Encourage people to take their personal safety seriously. Covid is here to stay and we have to co-exist with it.
  • Me (16/12/2021, 20:55) Like (17) Dislike (1) Reply
    Sewerage man turned health Minister love seeing the numbers rise them say the one vax aint killing the idiots fast enough so them bring in the hit man Pfizer to get the job done
  • The TRUTH (16/12/2021, 21:06) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    And this is staff party season.
  • Peter (16/12/2021, 21:08) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Lies! All Lies!!!
  • Stupeesss (16/12/2021, 21:49) Like (42) Dislike (10) Reply
    It could have a Million cases I ain’t taking no Vaccines, am a pure blood line.
    • @Stupeesss (16/12/2021, 22:25) Like (15) Dislike (3) Reply
      Boop boop big up to all the pure bloods ! Don’t alter that DNA for ntn!!
  • wise up (16/12/2021, 21:54) Like (22) Dislike (9) Reply
    People don’t fall for it all over again this thing treatable I had the Covid-19 and I recover now my immune system is much more stronger than before activated charcoal did the trick
  • 1st district original (16/12/2021, 21:58) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    You need to say in the woods!
  • kovid (16/12/2021, 23:04) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Where is david the speaker?
  • 0 testing for cruise ship ppl (17/12/2021, 00:53) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    What do you expect? How many you finding on Fay 0 and day 7 on the ferry? If you want to let the cruise ship ppl walk freely that’s fine but let the rest do the same. No one is exempt from getting COVID except those who have recovered. Stop stop the blatant discrimination and punishment for those who don’t want the 30% effective jab.
  • Norris Turnbull (17/12/2021, 02:04) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Be true to self and self will be.
  • Stay Woke (17/12/2021, 09:24) Like (24) Dislike (1) Reply
    At first, we needed the two jabs and all will be safe but, now the jabs have increased. People wake up and see that this shit is not what you think it is, we are not testing dummies or lab rats for these persons who talk about depopulating the earth.

    we need to see that ever since this so-called covid-19 walked into our health system the common cold walked out of existence.

    It's evident that what is being injected into our systems is what is really creating failing health and death.

    We the purebloods are not a threat to anyone but rather the other way around since, when taking the jabs you can still catch the covid virus.

    Vaccines are there to prevent illnesses and not increase the chances of being sick.

    Purebloods stay woke.
    • @stay Woke (17/12/2021, 10:13) Like (17) Dislike (1) Reply
      We staying woke family ! We got to look out for each other. No jabs !
  • Musa like or dislike (17/12/2021, 19:04) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I care that all


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