Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has reported no active cases of COVID-19 and Cabinet’s decision to impose a new curfew from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m.

Greetings to everyone.  I am pleased to bring you another status report on the Territory’s COVID-19 situation and response. I begin with a summary of the case numbers and their distribution.

Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has reported that the Territory continues to prepare to reopen borders as no new COVID-19 cases are detected.

The Social Distancing Task Force is in full operation as of October 5 to enforce the provisions of the Public Health (Covid-19 Control and Suppression Measures) (No. 7) Order, 2020.

Officials from the BVI Tourist Board will discuss the draft reopening protocols with stakeholders specific to their respective tourism sectors starting this week.

Officials from the BVI Tourist Board will discuss the draft reopening protocols with stakeholders specific to their respective tourism sectors starting this week.

Chief Planner, Mr. Gregory Adams will be discussing new protocols for conducting business with the Town and Country Planning Department inclusive of all COVID-19 guidelines next week.

In keeping with the new hours of operation for the Public Service, the Cabinet Office will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, until further notice.

The public is invited to tune in to Public Eye on Tuesday, October 6 to be updated on the new services and COVID-19 guidelines at the Town and Country Planning Department.

Residents of the British Virgin Islands are to abide by a new restricted 7 days curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily.