BVI To Introduce New Travel Requirements For Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone has announced recent Cabinet decisions to change the border requirements to enter the British Virgin Islands.
Honourable Malone stated that effective May 15, 2021 fully vaccinated persons travelling from overseas would require a PCR test within five (5) days of travel, provide satisfactory evidence of being fully vaccinated, and will be subject to a PCR test upon arrival (day zero). Fully vaccinated persons will be quarantined until a negative test result is received from the BVI Health Services Authority.
Honourable said, “In other words, if the test administered on arrival returns a negative result, the fully vaccinated traveller will be immediately released from quarantine unless they have been in close contact with a positive case.”
The Covid rate in Selby is set to rise even higher after the workplace outbreak THE Covid infection rate in Selby district - already the highest in the UK - is set to rise further following the outbreak at a local business . but no variants of concern have been found so far. The latest developments at Clipper Logistics in Barlby Road, Selby, were revealed by health officials at a press briefing today. Public health consultant Dr Victoria Turner said that the cases at the workplace appeared to be the Kent variant, which was more transmissible than previous cases, but none of the variants which have been causing particular concern - such as the Indian one - had been identified so far.
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On-site testing support has been provided to staff Picture: PA Wire A FIRM that is battling to control an outbreak of Covid-19 at their depot has defended its approach after criticism from staff. As The Press reported yesterday, Clipper Logistics in Barlby Road, Selby, confirmed the outbreak following a report the previous day that North Yorkshire County Council and Public Health England (PHE) were investigating cases at an unnamed workplace. Subsequently, members of staff, who wished to remain anonymous, approached the paper to say the company should be doing more to protect their safety. One worker said: “People are worried about coming to work.