On Wednesday the 8^th of June 2022, Cabinet was briefed by the Health Emergency Operations Centre on the current COVID-19 situation in the Virgin Islands. We were very encouraged by the continuing trend towards milder COVID-19 infections, fewer cases of severe disease, and reduced hospital admissions.

The public is notified that 200 pediatric doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have arrived to the Territory and are now available for children ages 5 to11.

Greetings to the residents and visitors of these beautiful Virgin Islands.  I am Marlon Penn, Minister of Health and Social Development and I am pleased to lend my voice to this critical topic of vaccination and COVID-19 in this new capacity.

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges has reported that there are 151 active cases of COVID-19 in the Territory with most cases experiencing mild symptoms.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising the public that in-person visitation to Her Majesty’s Prison will resume on Tuesday, May 3.

Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has announced the relaxation of Covid-19 Protocols in the Virgin Islands. 

I welcome everyone to another One-on-One bi-weekly press conference, where your Government continues to provide regular updates on the work that we are doing to further strengthen the resilience of our islands and to improve the quality of life for all our citizens, as well as to facilitate questions from the media.

Persons, as well as agencies, who were unable to complete the COVID-19 Stimulus Feedback Form in 2021, are asked to do so by April 14, 2022.