Meanwhile in the USVI a week ago…..

https://stcroixsource.com/2023/08/15/health-dispels-rumors-of-a-new-covid-health-advisory/

The V.I. Health Department is dispelling rumors that a New Health Advisory has been issued recommending social distancing and wearing of masks to protect against the variant XBB, according to a recent press release.

Also in the USVI one week later….

https://stcroixsource.com/2023/08/25/health-department-urges-vaccinations-amid-spike-in-covid-cases/

The V.I. Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated as the territory experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases, reflecting a spike seen on the U.S. mainland with the new variant EG.5.

As of Thursday, there were 92 new COVID cases territorywide, with 45 on St. Croix, 45 on St. Thomas and 2 on St. John, the Health Department reported. The positivity rate, which reflects the percentage of positive cases among those tested, is 27.7 percent, it said.

According to the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the “higher the percent positive is, the more concerning it is. As a rule of thumb, however, one threshold for the percent positive being ‘too high’ is 5%.”

And away we go! … already seeing idiots masked up driving solo in cars with the windows up… SMDH