COVID 19
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Health Minister Carvin Malone says he is ensuring that the territory gets the necessary equipment to ensure that everyone gets vaccinated against the Covid 19 virus. Minister Malone says the government is moving swiftly to have the necessary equipment here to store the Pfizer vaccine to have the 12 to 17 age group vaccinated. He […]
A digital platform was launched on Monday October 11th to make verification of vaccination status easy and accessible. The National COVID-19 digital platform BVIDigiCert was launched by the Ministry of Health and Social Development in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology and will allow persons who are partially or fully vaccinated for COVID-19 access […]
One the heels of the announcement of only vaccinated staff and patrons can visit the nightclubs, Cabinet in a recent decision, said that partially vaccinated people can now do the same, but it comes with a testing requirement. This was announced by the Health Minister Carvin Malone. Minister Malone said that the curfew of 1am […]
Fully vaccinated travelers to the BVI will no longer have to go through the BVI Gateway Portal. This announcement was made Tuesday evening by Premier and Minister for Tourism -Andrew Fahie on the VIP Radio Programme ‘Let’s talk’. Premier Fahie says Cabinet reviewed and deferred approving the task force’s draft cruiseship bubble operational plan, that […]
Junior Minister of Trade and Economic Development and At Large member Shereen Flax Charles says they must encourage their teachers and give them the tools they need to work with in this Covid-19 era. During a recent sitting of the House of Assembly, Flax Charles also said that they must help the students as well […]
With the announcement of the re-opening of nightclubs and entertainment centres with only fully vaccinated staff and patrons, many persons have been wondering how exactly this would be done. One of the measures is picture ids on entering establishments along with vaccination cards. During a live statement on Monday, Health Minister Carvin Malone said the […]
Public Health Officials are concerned about more than 30 new cases of Covid-19 which have been detected in the local community. This was revealed by Health Minister Carvin Malone during a live broadcast on Monday. Minister Malone said while there have been some recoveries, there is still cause for concern because of the local community […]
The BVI is looking into the possibility of having vaccines available for children 12 and under. Health Minister Carvin Malone said Cuba has vaccines are now available for children as young as 2, however they will have to wait for the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and Public Health England […]
All Nightclubs and Entertainment Centers have been given the green light to re-open, however they are subject to certain conditions. Based on the New Public Health Measures which came into force on September 16th and gazette on September 17th all businesses may reopen. However, the measures say that all staff working at a nightclub or […]
Health Minister Carvin Malone says while the number of active Covid19 cases in the territory have dropped to 45, currently contact tracing is underway at different establishments. Minister Malone said the last number they had was 50, but it is now down to 45. He said they are going through a particular period where they […]