Bryan said U.S. Virgin Islands would receive limited supply of remdesivir for COVID-19 patients

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said on May 11, 2020, that the U.S. Virgin Islands would receive a case of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir that week, describing the supply as limited.

During a government COVID-19 briefing, Bryan also asked employers to allow workers wearing masks throughout their shifts to take hourly breaks outside for fresh air.

The administration said stimulus checks for residents who filed 2018 taxes in the Virgin Islands were being processed and would be distributed that week by check.

The VA Caribbean Health Care System began appointment-only testing for veterans at clinics in both districts on May 11, 2020, with testing scheduled two days a week for four weeks.

Bryan said 240 Virgin Islands businesses received $62.25 million in Small Business Administration loans in the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program, and 723 businesses received $52.04 million in the second round, for a total of 963 businesses and $114.3 million.

The Virgin Islands Labor Department had received 8,074 unemployment applications and processed 3,616 checks totaling $2.56 million in benefits, according to the briefing.

Officials also reported a fifth COVID-19 death in the territory, a 72-year-old St. Croix man. As of May 11, 2020, the territory was tracking four active cases. Officials said 1,215 people had been tested, with 1,110 negative results, 69 positive results, 36 pending tests and five fatalities.

One COVID-19 patient was hospitalized on a ventilator at Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix, and another patient was hospitalized in critical condition on a ventilator at Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas, according to the briefing.

Official source: https://www.vi.gov/governor-bryan-says-territory-will-receive-limited-supply-of-remdesivir-for-covid-19-patients/