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Last week brought good news in the fight against coronavirus in the United States, withnew cases continuing to refuse In many states previously exceeded with COVID-19. But unfortunately, other states are not even further, some areas see their first real brush with aSPIKE MAJOR IN CORONAVIRUS CASES. And one of the destinations that suffer the most istheUS Virgin Islands, which is suddenly become the hot spot of Covid for the fastest growth in the nation.

August 19, likeCOVID CAS At unprecedented heights, the American territory in the Caribbean has announced that it fell to tourists for 30 days, issuing households at home for residents and the closure of non-essential companies,The New York Times reports. The chain of the island - which includes Saint John, Saint-Thomas and Saint-Croix-reported 189 new cases last week. This puts its cases of Covid Covid per capita-178 per 100,000 inhabitants - higher than any other state or territory of the American Texas and Mississippi is a second and third of nearly 175 and 174 new cases per 100,000, respectively.

"The recent infiltration of the virus in our residential institutions that host vulnerable members of our populationcreates an alarming level of risk, "Gov.Albert Bryan Jr. Said at a press conference on August 13th. "This adds to the stress of the current pandemic response that seems apparently not an end and bear our health and public safety infrastructures".

The Executive Order of Bryan Jr. To close the Virgin Islands Down brought the vital tourism industry to a stopover, closing all hotels to new guests, including interding the Hosts Airbnb from the verification of newcomers.

Despite being an American territory, the Virgin IslandsTravelers originally limited to enter During the first days of the pandemic before lifting these restrictions on 1. Following the reopening of continental travelers, theThe Virgin Islands saw cases of COVID 3,500 percent from mid-June in mid-July,NBC News reported. According toDepartment of Virgin Islands HealthAt the time of reopening, the islands had 70 cases confirmed. As of 19 August, 869 cases were 86 years old, indicating that the mainland tourists brought Covid to the Virgin Islands.

From July 15, the inhabitants of the Hotland Hotspots were mandated to present the test results showing that they were negative for coronavirus orQuarantine for 14 days upon arrival Virgin Islands. Bryan Jr. has also published ordering bars, prohibiting the session or stand in bars in restaurants and closing the beaches at 4 o'clock. week ends.

"Finding the perfect balance between public health and the livelihoods of our community is not an easy exploit," said Bryan Jr. at the time. "It's a fine line and Covid changes daily, but the tread we need, if we want to do the other side of this pandemic."

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With only aggravated, Bryan Jr. was forced to take a more drastic approach. But many in the American virgin islands see the imminent threat of coronavirus as a risk that greatly exceeds the reward to keep tourism afloat.

"In the short term, the prohibition of new leisure tripsReservations in the US Virgin Islands will probably have an unfavorable economic impact for nearly one-third of the economy is linked to tourism "Kamal I. Latham, former CEO of the US Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, saidEssence. "However, it is in the best interests of the health and safety of residents of the territory to have a temporary break and return to serving visitors when the conditions are improving". And for more areas that meet overvoltages, seeThese are the only 4 states that see cases of covidation increase, the CZAR test warns.