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COVID-19 & change
Dickson C. Igwe
A fear of, or reluctance to change, is a recipe for stagnation, decline, and failure. Now change is the one constant in life. From the time we are born to the day we die the one thing that is certain is change, and it’s sibling uncertainty.
Persons ‘sick like a dog’ with COVID & refusing to stay home - Hon Malone
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – With 47 deaths recorded for the Virgin Islands (VI) since the start of the pandemic, Health Minister Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has reminded that COVID-19 is real and persons ought to treat it as such.
5 new COVID-19 deaths in VI; Total now @ 47
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There have been 5 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands.
Active COVID-19 cases in VI reduce to 899
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After peaking at some 1387 active COVID-19 cases, the Virgin Islands continues to see a decline in infections, according to the latest information released by local health authorities.
COVID-19: “If I need another booster next week, I’m going for it’- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Pastor and host of the Honestly Speaking radio show on ZBVI 780 AM, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) to take their COVID-19 booster shots as an added protection against the COVID-19 virus.
‘The most non-invasive testing will be chosen’ for schools- Dr Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The most non-invasive testing will be done on students when the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development, introduces rapid testing for the coronavirus in schools.
UK PM Boris Johnson faces fresh calls to resign
LONDON, United Kingdom- Embattled United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has apologised amid multiple calls to resign after admitting spending 25 minutes at a "bring your own booze" party in his Downing Street offices at the height of the UK's first COVID-19 lockdown.
2,322 active infections in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands had 2,322 total active Covid-19 infections as of Saturday, January 15, 2022, with the latest data from the [US] VI Department of Health showing 239 new cases.
COVID task force shuts down, fines two Tortola nightspots
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Two businesses on the main island Tortola in the Virgin Islands (VI) were last evening January 14, 2022, fined and closed by the VI Government’s Social Distancing Task Force (SDTF).
Public consultations begin for VI’s Nat'l Sustainable Development Plan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today, January 15, 2022, marks the official start of public consultations on the Fahie Government’s implementation of the proposed National Sustainable Development Plan.
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