FYI - COVID-19 cases on the rise, monitor updates

[blue_water]

Positive COVID-19 cases have been spiking drastically over the last week, jumping from 41 active cases to 480 active cases and 793 positive cases as of July 5. Many are residents and many are vaccinated but the details are still forthcoming.
 

But a curfew and other measures are being implemented, and we need to stay tuned for any additional restrictions that are added in the coming days to see if this impacts upcoming cruises…

If interested you can follow the Minister of Health updates in the BVI News or tourism site -

https://bvinews.com/nightly-curfew-back-on-as-bvis-active-covid-cases-surge-to-480/

https://www.bvitourism.com/reopening

Edited July 8, 2021 by blue_water

[blue_water]

WOW...1,600+ cases, deaths up to 17 from just 1, the news is so sad for the area...

They are getting more residents to comply and get the vaccination, but the situation is similar to the non-vaccinated population (by choice) here in the US and elsewhere...does not bode well for anyone...

[lifes-a-beach]

Hey Blue, thanks for the update.  I hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy.   We are mostly traveling here in the U.S.  Heading to Kansas City with my daughter in August for our annual baseball trip.  Last year was a no go of course.  Then a couple of days later to Pensacola with my wife and another couple we travel with.  Hoping to return to cruising next year. 

[blue_water]

Hi, yes we are also well, thanks! We've been spending winters in Mexico at our home there. We  feel safe there as the locals are doing a better job with the safety protocols than many around us here in NYS. We are in a tourist area in Mexico, and their livelihood depends on them being healthy...

Glad to read you are also doing well and able to travel the US. We are also thinking about a trip out west this fall, so many places in the US we've yet to see! We hope to cruise again soon, we do miss it!!

Stay well and enjoy your summer!

[ggTexasGal]

https://bvinews.com/decision-time-thursday-deadline-looms-for-bvi-cruise-resumption/

 

[blue_water]

An Official release is soon expected with entry requirements being relaxed for fully vaccinated visitors. The negative test and antigen test upon arrival are still required, not yet sure how this will affect cruises…