The Ministry of Health and Social Development will be launching a parade and health fair for adults and children as part of activities to observe World Food Day on October 16.

I extend greetings to everyone in the Virgin Islands, the Region and the World.  In presenting this report, again, I would like to extend prayers and words of condolences to all families who have lost loved ones during this trying period, whether by COVID or other causes.

Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has extended appreciation to the United States Virgin Islands for collaborating on the Vaccination Bubble Initiative that resulted in the vaccination of 234 persons.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development is seeking to compile accurate records regarding COVID-19 vaccination and is inviting persons who have been vaccinated abroad to contact the Vaccination Call Centre at 852-7525.

The Public Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development is advising all Grade 11 students of the BVI Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School to self-isolate and abide by home quarantine guidelines available at https://bvi.gov.vg/media-centre/covid-19-stay-home-self-quarantine-isolation-guidance.

The ‘Protect Each Other’ Vaccination Drive-Thru has been extended for the period Thursday, September 2 to Saturday, September 4, 2021.

An additional 2,000 AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the Territory on August 31 as part of the United Kingdom Government’s commitment to the VI’s vaccination programme.

New temporary employees of the BVI Health Services Authority are featured on August 26 during a training session to assist with Antigen Testing on Virgin Gorda.

Residents of the Virgin Islands who wish to receive the Pfizer or Johnson and Johnson vaccines can now do so with the introduction of the BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble initiative.

This guide contains important information on what to do when burying a loved one whose death is related to COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands.  It contains a step-by-step process for registering the death, getting approval for the final resting place, the viewing of loved ones and the funeral service.