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VIFEMS Warns of ‘Hazardous Smoke’ From Bovoni Landfill Fire in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service is working to contain "a very large, deep seated fire" at the Bovoni landfill in St. Thomas. VIFEMS issued an urgent community…

John McCarthy July 8, 2023

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Health Department Resumes Free Drive-Thru COVID Testing

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health's (VIDOH) Epidemiology Division is resuming free COVID testing this week. The department recently completed steps to transition its CDC support staff from…

John McCarthy June 27, 2023

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VIDOH’s Epidemiology Division Releases Its 2022 Annual Report

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health's Epidemiology Division released its 2022 Annual Report detailing the division’s work throughout the past year, including disease surveillance and trends in the USVI,…

John McCarthy May 30, 2023

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Demolition of the Charles Harwood Hospital Complex Begins Today

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health, today, began Phase 1 of the demolition of the Charles Harwood Memorial Complex on St. Croix. The Charles Harwood Memorial Complex was severely…

John McCarthy May 3, 2023

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Active USVI COVID Cases Remain In Single Digits

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is reporting today that the number of COVID cases remains in the single digits, with the positivity rate holding at 2.4 percent.…

John McCarthy April 17, 2023

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‘Malfunctioning Air Conditioning Units’ Close VIDOH’s Community Health Clinic Today

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) said that the Maternal Child Health, Immunizations and Community Health Clinic on St. Croix will close at 12:30 p.m. today, Tuesday,…

John McCarthy March 14, 2023

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VIDOH’s Office of Vital Records & Statistics Closes For Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) advises the public that Vital Records and Statistics Offices located in Knud Hansen on St. Thomas and Charles Harwood Modulars on…

John McCarthy March 13, 2023

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All Visits Banned At St. Croix Hospital ‘Due To Violence In Our Community’

SUNNY ISLE — "Violence in our community" forced St. Croix's only hospital to temporarily end visitation rights at the Diamond Ruby medical facility this morning. The Juan F. Luis Hospital…

John McCarthy March 4, 2023

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Is Technology The Key To Medical Resiliency In The U.S. Virgin Islands?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that the first ever Digital Security Health Information Exchange Environmental Scan (USVI eScan 2023) has been completed and is…

John McCarthy January 24, 2023

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HOLIDAY TRAVEL UPDATE: COVID, Flu Risk ‘Minimal’ in USVI, But ‘High’ in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — COVID no longer plays the dominant role that it once did in most of our lives. But the risk of COVID — and other viruses — persists. This…

John McCarthy December 12, 2022