Governor Bryan's Safer at Home program is in effect today, May 4, 2020.
- All patrons are required to wear a face mask when entering a business.
- All gatherings of people require face masks (except children 2 and younger or those with acute respiratory ailments).
- Recreation facilities, such as gyms, tennis courts and golf courses may reopen if they maintain social distancing.
- All contact sports, such as basketball, volleyball and football are prohibited.
- Sports equipment must be properly sanitized and not shared.
- Bowling alleys and movie theaters may reopen if they practice social distancing, but they may not sell food and drink or host parties.
- Private offices may reopen, but all employees not critical to in-person services should be encouraged to work from home.
- Government operations remain in their current hold pattern and all conditions for public interaction remain in place until further notice.
- Private health care facilities may resume procedures if they follow required safety protocols.
Major airlines will resume service this month
American Airlines is operating one roundtrip flight per day from Miami, FL to St. Thomas and one flight a day from Miami, FL to St. Croix. American Airlines will have no flights to the territory on May 5 and 6 and will resume service on May 7. There will be no Tuesday flights during May.
Delta Air Line resumed with roundtrip service between Atlanta, and St. Thomas and Atlanta to St. Croix. Beginning May 8, Delta will provide flights to St. Thomas on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Service to St. Croix will remain on Saturdays only, via a connecting flight from St. Thomas.
JetBlue is providing service between St. Thomas and San Juan.
Spirit resumed roundtrip service from Ft. Lauderdale to the USVI. The flight will arrive in St. Thomas, connect through St. Croix, and return to Ft. Lauderdale on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays during May.
United Airlines will provide a roundtrip flight from Houston, TX to San Juan, then to St. Thomas beginning May 8.
BVI Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, say that COVID-19 is placing significant pressure on the BVI’s economy. Fahie's remarks were part of a prepared statement made at a virtual meeting of Caribbean Finance Ministers on the impact of COVID-19 hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The Premier stressed the importance of grants, soft loans, and concessional financing for the countries affected by the global pandemic that are also preparing for the coming hurricane season.