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COVID-19

March 20, 2020

Tortola travellers took flight linked to COVID-19 cases

Though no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Virgin Islands, government officials here were working early this week to track down passengers who shared a plane from London …

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by Dana Kampa
March 20, 2020

For many, new rules sting

As the government has rapidly rolled out new restrictions designed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus here, residents are taking actions to protect themselves but feeling the repercussions …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 19, 2020

Businesses learn how to cope with virus

Hand sanitiser may be scarce on Virgin Islands store shelves, but public health personnel have a message for business owners seeking to protect staff and customers from contacting the deadly …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 19, 2020

Days after cruise ship docked in VI, two passengers tested positive for COVID-19

Three days after the cruise ship Costa Favolosa docked in the Virgin Islands last week, two of its passengers tested positive for COVID-19, according to the French Regional Health Agency …

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by Joey Waldinger
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March 19, 2020

Opposition called for stronger response

The day before government ministers announced wide-ranging plans to ramp up the COVID-19 response, opposition members urged them to do just that. “We have to ensure that on every single …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 19, 2020

Virgin Islands readies for COVID-19

No COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the territory as of yesterday afternoon, but at least 22 people were under quarantine and the government announced plans on Tuesday to close …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 13, 2020

Pier Park braces in case of virus

On Tuesday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, the doors of shops and restaurants were flung wide open to the roughly 4,000 passengers aboard the Disney Fantasy moored …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 11, 2020

COVID-19 declared a pandemic

Though no cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed in the Virgin Islands, government continues to take precautionary measures that include preparing a wing of the hospital as an isolation …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 4, 2020

NEOC launches as coronavirus arrives in region

As the Virgin Islands received negative test results for a possible case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the territory, the Caribbean Public Health Agency reported that the first cases in …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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