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821 active cases of COVID-19 now recorded in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There are now 821 active cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Virgin Islands, according to the latest update by the Territory's Epidemiological Summary released minutes ago, July 8, 2021.
CoI pushing ahead despite severe COVID outbreak in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Even as the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to experience the worst hit of the COVID-19 outbreak since the global pandemic started a year ago, the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has indicated it will still move ahead with its work.
COVID-19 outbreak: 273 active cases now recorded in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The number of COVID-19 active cases in the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to skyrocket, with the latest update today, July 4, 2021, indicating that territory is now seeing a record 273 positive cases.
Corona: Stimulus won't work
By Dickson C. Igwe
As stated in an earlier article on the Corona Virus Pandemic: Corona is the joker in the pack of the present order: albeit a tragic type joker.
The west for the first time since 1945 is on a war footing.
Guyana confirms 1st Coronavirus death; Jamaica records 2nd case
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, SA - Guyana has confirmed its first imported case of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), after samples from a patient who died this morning Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) tested positive for the virus.
Cruise ship blocked from calling on VI over Coronavirus fears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Cruise ship M/V Costa Favolosa, scheduled to dock in the Virgin Islands today, February 26, 2020, has been disallowed from doing so over Coronavirus fears.
VI Quarantine Authority activated in response to Coronavirus
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The local Quarantine Authority in the Virgin Islands (VI) has been activated as a precautionary measure in response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak happening in China, with cases confirmed in other counties like Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, the US, and France.
Ebola crisis: Virus spreading too fast, says WHO
BBC NEWS
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said.

