CORONAVIRUS IN THE US TERRITORIES
Data from The COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic, based on reports from state and local health agencies.
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USVI Governor Bryan discusses return to in-person learning, lifting of international travel ban in United States
During the Government House weekly press briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) discussed the United States Virgin Islands Department of Education’s return to in-person learning, which will be phased in beginning in January 2022, and President Biden’s (D)...
US Virgin Islands Governor removes some COVID-19 restrictions amid decline in cases
During Tuesday’s Government House weekly press briefing, United States Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) relaxed and modified several COVID-19 restrictions as the number of active cases in the Territory continue declining. Effective at 5:00 pm Friday,...
‘It restores my soul’: pandemic offers unexpected boon to Guam indigenous language learners
The Guardian reports on how the pandemic ended up bringing a silver lining for Guam's native CHamoru language. With "just 20,000 of the 168,000-strong population" in the island territory being able to speak it, the language was considered to be dying, but with new...
Puerto Rico sets the example in COVID-19 vaccine regulations
With a 69.2% fully vaccinated population, Puerto Rico’s government and its preventative regulations are showing more progress towards herd immunity compared to the mainland. Governor Pedro Pierluisi (NPP, D) announced on August 11 through an Executive Order that all...
Without COVID-19 cases, how does American Samoa’s vaccination rate compare to other US jurisdictions?
American Samoa is one of the few places in the world that has avoided the coronavirus completely—there have been no confirmed cases. This is a result of the strict lockdowns and travel regulations that were implemented by the government. As Holger Drössler explains,...
USVI Governor Bryan receives response from CDC about cruise ship guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Maritime Unit has responded to Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s (D) request for technical instructions for the next phases of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) guiding the resumption of cruise ship excursions...
Biden administration commits $57 million to territories to reduce effects of climate change
President Joe Biden (D) approved more than $3.46 billion to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change nationwide, $57 million of which will be for the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern...
Governor Bryan issues new protocols for travel Between BVI and USVI
At a press conference on Thursday, July 15, at the Public Finance Authority on St. Thomas, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) issued new protocols for travel between the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands regarding proof of a negative COVID-19 test for entry...
US Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan hosts US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as Co-Chair of National Governors Association committee meeting
US Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined Community Renewal Co-Chairs US Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) and Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) on Thursday, July 8, at the NGA Virtual Summer Meeting. Governors Bryan and Parson led the discussion...
Puerto Rico enacted strict Covid measures. It paid off, and it’s a lesson for the mainland.
NBC News takes a look at how Puerto Rico's strict COVID-19 measures like its curfew and uniform sanitary measures could have helped it avoid a major catastrophe. In a drastic effort to limit crowds, Puerto Rico was among the first U.S. jurisdictions to implement...