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COVID-19 screening to be done on VG, Anegada & Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) said during the course of this week, some communities on Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Anegada will be screened for coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19.
92 samples test negative for Coronavirus- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following active contact tracing and testing after some 9 persons recently tested positive for COVID-19, Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has disclosed that a total of 92 samples collected have tested negative for the COVID-19 virus.
Bars, nightclubs shut down as new 7-day curfew takes effect
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Bars and nightclubs, along with restaurants in the Virgin Islands (VI); with the exception of those offering takeout and deliveries, will now have to close their doors following the confirmation of 9 new COVID-19 cases tonight, August 21, 2020, linked to case #12.
VI confirms 9 COVID-19 cases linked to 12th case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands has confirmed 9 more COVID-19 cases related to a 12th case of the virus, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has announced tonight Friday, August 21, 2020.
Gov’t committed to taking ‘decisive actions’ to safeguard VI- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With no positive test results for COVID-19 following island wide testing on Jost van Dyke (JvD) and the subsequent decision yesterday, July 25, 2020, to lift the quarantine measure put in place, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has expressed deep appreciation to the people of JvD for their “understanding and cooperation” with this Public Health measure, despite the many inconveniences caused.
Gov’t hopes to test all JVD residents for COVID-19- Governor Jaspert
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Health officials in the Virgin Islands hope to test all residents of Jost van Dyke after an individual who was on that island tested positive for coronavirus in St Vincent and the Grenadines last week.
Testing for Coronavirus will be ramped up ‘significantly’- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As health officials in the Virgin Islands seek to land a ‘coup de grace’ on COVID-19, testing for the virus will be increased significantly, according to Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone (AL).
9 persons 'under investigation' for COVID-19 – Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Nine persons from the Virgin Islands are said to be awaiting results on whether they are positive for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
3 suspected cases of Coronavirus identified in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Three US Virgin Islanders are considered Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) of having contracted the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the VI Consortium has learned.
2 new cases of HIV reported in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands are being urged to consider whether they are positive or negative as two new cases of HIV have been reported for the year.
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