During his COVID-19 briefing Thursday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. eased some restrictions during the “Safer at Home” phase on the path to a New Normal, saying that hotels can take reservations for residents and business travel and that dive shops, day sails and excursions can operate under the same conditions as other non-essential businesses already allowed to reopen.
Commissioner Justa Encarnacion. It was unclear how many of the five test-positive persons were nurses or physicians at the Juan F. Luis or Roy Lester Schneider Hospital. And there is no indication those healthcare workers and first responders, in turn, infected anyone else. “That is a risk healthcare workers – nurses, doctors, first responders – take …,” Ms. Encarnacion said. “That is one of the reasons we stress the importance of having an appropriate and adequate supply of PPE (personal protective equipment).”
Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. encourages business owners to apply for the paycheck protection program.
In the BVI, appointments must be made prior to conducting business at the Ministry of Health and Social Development. To schedule appointments, contact 468-2272 or 468-2174.