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April 28th, 2022
103 active COVID-19 cases in VI; 8 new

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Territory's Epidemiological Summary has revealed that 103 active COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the [British] Virgin Islands, following testing done on April 26, 2022, and reported on April 27, 2022.

April 24th, 2022
COVID-19 cases surge to 244 in USVI; Hospitalisations increase

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) is urging the public to practice safety protocols as COVID-19 infections have surged recently, and as hospitalisations continue to increase — a result DoH says is driven by the Omicron subvariant named BA.2, which is now the dominant strain of the virus in both the US and US Virgin Islands.

April 21st, 2022
COVID cases in VI spike to 95

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands continues to experience a spike in COVID-19 cases, with the latest results revealing there are some 95 active cases.

April 16th, 2022
Active COVID-19 cases surge to 161 in USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The BA.2 variant of Covid-19 continues to give rise to new infections in the U.S. Virgin Islands after being identified in the territory last week, but there are few signs that BA.2, which is a subvariant of the original Omicron strain of Covid-19, will cause a surge to the levels seen late December and through January in the Virgin Islands.

April 14th, 2022
Active COVID-19 cases in VI increase to 42

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After experiencing a period of decline, active COVID-19 cases in the [British] Virgin Islands continue to increase.

April 13th, 2022
Outdoor mask wearing & quarantine for travellers to be scrapped- Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has decided to, among other things, to remove the requirement for mask wearing while outdoors as well as lift the requirement for quarantine for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated travellers to the Virgin Islands.

March 24th, 2022
USVI Post Offices drop mask mandate for customers

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Postal Service customers in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) will no longer need to wear a mask when going to their local post office, though USPS employees are still required to wear them.

March 16th, 2022
Active COVID-19 cases in VI rise to 38

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After just 10 recorded active cases of COVID-19 on March 11, 2022, active cases have now risen to 38 in the [British] Virgin Islands.

March 16th, 2022
I’m off meat for a month! Sex life is good!- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The jury is still out on whether a plant-based diet improves sexual performance; however, commentator and clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline was not shy to testify that eliminating meat from his diet is already producing desired results after just one week.

March 16th, 2022
Pfizer asks FDA to OK 4th dose of COVID vaccine for seniors

CBS NEWS

Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the Food and Drug Administration to greenlight a fourth dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for Americans 65 and older, the companies announced Tuesday, citing data from Israel suggesting that the additional booster could curb infections and severe illness in the highest-risk age group.

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