U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) – Page 14

Nurses Sit On The Sidelines, Refuse To Care For Patients In Standoff Over Vax Policy

SUNNY ISLE — Nurses at the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center refuse to help patients during the delta surge of COVID-19 because they refuse to be vaccinated. Nurses…

John McCarthy August 8, 2021

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‘No Virgin Islands Child Goes Hungry’ Feeding Initiative Resumes August 23

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education will resume its “No Virgin Islands. Child Goes Hungry” Feeding Initiative on Monday August 23 for school year 2021-2022. Now in…

John McCarthy August 8, 2021

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As Delta Strain Runs Rampant In The USVI, Roach Orders Beaches Closed At 4 p.m.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As active COVID-19 cases continue increasing among unvaccinated Virgin Islanders in the Territory, Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach, Esq. issued an executive order modifying a number of…

John McCarthy August 6, 2021

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Laptop, MiFi Handouts At Julius Sprauve School Stop Due To COVID-19 Exposure

CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Department of Education has suspended laptop and MiFi distribution at the Julius E. Sprauve School on St. John, effective immediately due to COVID-19 exposure…

John McCarthy August 5, 2021

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‘Contaminated’ Juan F. Luis Hospital Makes Healthy People Sick With COVID-19

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Thomas gets four times as many tourists from the U.S. mainland as St. Croix. So you'd expect to see more hospitalizations in Charlotte Amalie than in Diamond…

John McCarthy August 2, 2021

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Territory’s 37th COVID-19 Victim Is 67-Year-Old Woman On St. Croix: VIDOH

SUNNY ISLE — The Health Department confirmed this weekend that a 67-year-old St. Croix woman is the latest victim of COVID-19 in the territory, bringing the death toll to 37…

VI Free Press August 1, 2021

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Human Services Closes Offices On St. Thomas And St. Croix Due To COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), confirmed Thursday night that it closed the Anna’s Hope Head Start Administrative Office in St. Croix and the Knud…

John McCarthy July 30, 2021

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Delta Variant Causes COVID-19 Outbreak At St. Croix Prison; 1 Inmate Hospitalized

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections said it first learned that an inmate at the John Bell Adult Correctional Facility tested positive for COVID-19 at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday.…

John McCarthy July 28, 2021

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COVID-19 Claims 36th Life In The USVI, A 50-Year-Old St. Croix Man, VIDOH Says

CHRISTIANSTED — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s thirty-sixth death related…

John McCarthy July 26, 2021

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9-Year-Old Child Among 21 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Now

CHRISTIQNSTED — A 9-year-old child is among the 21 COVID-19 patients currently being treated at territory hospitals, and with public schools in the territory set to reopen in just two…

John McCarthy July 26, 2021