Governor Albert Bryan says new travel restrictions will take effect next Monday and announced a temporary ban on incoming contractors for Limetree Bay. Last week, a total of 21 coronavirus cases were reported at terminal on St. Croix. Come Monday, July 13, incoming travelers whose state of origin are Arizona, Texas or Florida must have a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of travel or a positive antibody test.
“If you cannot produce this negative test result, but you will be subject to a 14-day quarantine,” the governor said. There were no notable changes in local protocols. Beaches are reopened for regular visits, and bars are required to close at 12 midnight with last call at 11 pm. The governor insisted that all was still safer at home. However, he does not believe that the territory is at a stage where restrictions need to be walked back to the "Safer at Home" phase of reopening.
There was a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of Cheeseburgers in Paradise on St. Croix. Toby Dorima, Spokesperson for the Virgin Islands Police Department provides details.
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has requested from the 33rd Legislature a 60-day extension to the State of Emergency declaration. The current State of Emergency is set to expire on July 11, but Governor Bryan is requesting an extension to September 9, 2020. “Because the USVI is a travel destination, it is not immune to COVID-19 and will remain at risk as long as it remains rampant throughout the U.S. and the world,” Governor Bryan wrote in his transmittal letter to Senate President Novelle Francis Jr.