COVID 19
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Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael is admonishing the public that they cannot be acting normal in an abnormal situation. Michael’s comments come as the Environmental Health Division was forced to close two bars over the weekend which were in violation of the public health measures. Michael said these are not normal circumstances and persons […]
A student at the BVI Seventh Day Adventist School has tested positive for Covid-19. Let’s Fuze VI understands that as a result, the school has resorted to online learning until further notice. The school said its protocol measures have been activated in consultation with the Public Health Authorities. The Public Health Unit of the Ministry […]
The Delta Variant continues to wreak havoc around the world, and now health officials say there is now a new variant of interest. The MU variant was confirmed in the territory and according to the Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Georges at the time it was not a variant of interest. However, he said […]
Secretary General of the BVI National Commission for UNESCO, Dr. Allison Flax-Archer has said that as the Territory celebrates 2021 International Literacy Day, UNESCO and National Commissions worldwide will be endorsing the right to literacy, the cultivation of literacy and digital skills by everyone for a human-centered recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Flax- Archer said, “Many […]
Cruise ship passengers and crew arriving in the territory for less than 24 hours and are fully vaccinated would not be required to test on arrival, however they would have to operate within a bubble. This was announced by Premier Andrew Fahie during a press conference where he said that decision was made by Cabinet, […]
An additional 2,000 AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the Territory on August 31 as part of the United Kingdom Government’s commitment to the VI’s vaccination programme. Acting Governor, David Archer, Jr. and Minister for Health and Social Development, Carvin Malone received the vaccines at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on behalf of the Government and […]
One man received a ticket for $10,000 last week from officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force for breach of quarantine after he was found in violation of a mandatory order to remain at home until September 2, 2021. Police say the Tortola resident, whose name is being withheld unless he is later charged, […]
Social Commentator Claude Skelton Cline wants to know what it took officials soo long to say that the Delta Variant was present in the territory. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges reported that out of eight Covid-19 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for genetic typing on August 4, one sample […]
The BVI Health Services Authority is on an urgent drive to hire 20 Project Employees to facilitate remote COVID 19 testing. The BVIHSA said this additional human resource will be assigned to the mobile testing facilities at the various seaports throughout the Territory and it supports Government’s push to resume business as usual and reopen […]
Staff at the BVI Health Services Authority, BVIHSA who have reservations about being vaccinated will now be required to test bi-weekly. The BVIHSA in a release on Friday said that in light of the recent discovery of the Delta Variant in the Territory, it has as a staff protection measure has issued a dual-strata COVID […]