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Gov't quarantine now free until Sept 30, 2020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) Government has made free the cost of mandatory quarantine for persons returning to the Territory and opting to stay in Government quarantine facilities.
Gov't testing spate of home deaths for COVID-19- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With a spate of at-home deaths plaguing the Virgin Islands in the past few weeks, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says the government has been conducting postmortem testing for COIVD-19, to determine if those deaths were as a result of the Novel Coronavirus.
All 17 COVID-19 samples have returned 'negative'- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has confirmed that all 17 samples of the Persons Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands (VI) have tested negative for the virus by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).
COVID-19 treatment areas created @ Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says in addition to a slew of measures the Virgin Islands (VI) is implementing to handle the threat of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), health authorities are racing to complete designated sections of the Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital as treatment areas.
Gov't 'beefing up' ports of entry with quarantine areas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Heightened screening of persons entering the Territory due to the Novel Coronavirus epidemic will see ports of entry across the Virgin Islands being outfitted with new isolation areas.
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.
Progress of women has been incremental - Hon Carvin Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Under the theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change,” International Woman’s Day was celebrated with global appreciation for the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women worldwide.