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USVI confirms 120th COVID-19 related death
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Four days after announcing the 119th Covid-related death in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), the [US] VI Department of Health (DoH) on Monday, July 11, 2022, announced the 120th death tied to the coronavirus in the territory, an indication that though the US Virgin Islands has moved into the endemic phase of the virus, its impact continues.
Monkeypox cases sweeping Latin America; none confirmed in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI - Much like residents of the region watched with creeping horror two years ago as COVID-19 was confirmed in first one, then another Caribbean jurisdiction, health authorities in one after another Latin American and Caribbean country are confirming the presence of monkeypox within their borders.
Gov’t offices with high public interaction to implement COVID mask mandate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Workers at Government offices that interact frequently with the public will have to continue wearing masks, despite the legal dropping of the mask mandate in the Virgin Islands (VI).
USVI offering Moderna & Pfizer shots for children as young as 6 mths
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Government of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) has authorised the use of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for use on children as young as six months old.
People falling victims to diseases ‘environmental in nature’- Hon Fraser
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser, RA has suggested that persons in the Virgin Islands are coming down with deadly diseases that can be traced to the environment.
USVI records 118th COVID-19 related death
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI - The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health on Friday, June 17, 2022, announced the 118th death in the USVI related to COVID-19.
BVIPA requiring mask wearing @ its indoor facilities
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Despite the Government of the Virgin Islands lifting mask mandates today, June 15, 2022, the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) has informed the public that the wearing of face masks/coverings will still be required in indoor public spaces when visiting its facilities.
Saharan dust continues to persist in Caribbean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Saharan dust continues to blow across the Atlantic and several Caribbean islands are feeling its effects.
Active COVID-19 cases in VI slide to 68
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Active COVID-19 cases in the [British] Virgin Islands have dropped to 68, a reduction of 33 since the last update of June 2, 2022.
We need to be 'more conscious of what we eat'- Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) is encouraging everyone working in the food industry to handle and prepare food responsibly so that it is safe and suitable for consumption.
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