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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: RatmansWife]
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07/22/2021 02:39 PM
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Zanshin, unfortunately you are correct about the lack of good planning.
The tug-of-war between the BVIHSA and private clinics is interesting. Logic would say the government should be happy to have increased testing capacity. They clearly aren't. That makes me wonder if money is at the root of it. The health department community tests are free, or paid by NHI. They charge tourists and others leaving $70/each, which may generate some surplus. If those tests migrate to a private clinic, the profit migrates with them.
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: tradewinds]
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07/22/2021 04:07 PM
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Jason, are you saying you can't use a positive antibody test for the USVI anymore? Good catch! You absolutely can use a positive antibody. I edited my other answer. Sorry for the confusion. The test can be 4 months old for arrival by sea or 3 months old for arrival by air.
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: RatmansWife]
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07/22/2021 05:18 PM
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Jason - I stand corrected: Until further notice, persons traveling from the BVI into the USVI must present test results obtained within 48 hours of traveling that show a negative COVID-19 for those who are not vaccinated or a positive antibody test for those who are vaccinated.
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: Zanshin]
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07/22/2021 07:50 PM
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But can't be used when taking a ferry from the BVI to the USVI Zanshin - If you are referring to the antibody test (taken within 4 months), it is my understanding this is acceptable for vax'd travelers entering the USVI from BVI by boat. This is the test we used to enter on July 14.
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: RatmansWife]
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07/22/2021 09:25 PM
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Jason, is that just specific to BVI? We took a PCR test yesterday and haven't got results yet. Hoping we get them tomorrow but we scheduled a rapid antigen test since the usviportal.com website still states that as acceptable. I think if we need to we can go about 30 minutes away and get a PCR test with results in a few hours. Unfortunately for a price of $250 and we'd need 3 if ours from yesterday don't come through.
EDIT - I just re-read it and see it seems specific to the BVI. Been too long a week dealing with all our travel hiccups, can't wait for Saturday!
Last edited by maytrix; 07/22/2021 09:27 PM.
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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07/22/2021 10:06 PM
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That could be, but this whole topic has become a general one, not about the original topic, which is extremely important. Sorry for my role in the thread drift.
Let's get back to the topic of current Covid levels in the BVI.. I understand and agree wholeheartedly Carol! However, I think it is important to keep the facts straight for those affected, misinformation is not helpful wherever it isβ¦π
Last edited by crmoores; 07/22/2021 10:07 PM. Reason: Typo of course
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: RatmansWife]
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07/23/2021 01:57 PM
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Sorry I didn't get a chance to see your boat while we were on our charter. Glad you're finally cleared.
Louis from Houston
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: RatmansWife]
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07/27/2021 01:23 PM
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It was a sub-optimal trip. I knew it when I saw the weather charts, but I was so happy to get out of the BVI with the stress of not getting permission to stay nor to leave that I decided to do it. Basically, there was a tropical wave coming through and the winds were south of east - meaning I had (a) bad weather with clouds and squall lines, (b) wind almost on the nose, and (c) a disorganized wave system making life aboard miserable. It took me 3 days, I left at 08:00 from the North Sound and arrived at 08:30 in Rodney Bay. I'll post a chart of my route, but basically I couldn't make any better than due south with no easting. When I did motor east it didn't come close to making the trip shorter. I managed to cajole the lady at Health to allow me in without another PCR test - I was a bit disingenuous about my arrival time and she didn't want to do extra paperwork involved with another test and quarantine at dock. I cleared into Customs & Immigration with nary a hitch, I'd forgotten that officials could be friendly after my trips to the BVI - we chatted about Japan and they wanted to know certain phrases to impress their friends with. Ahhh, the BVI can certainly learn from this. I've not used my A/C since way before Irma, but here at the docks I'm going to need it, so now I'm waiting for a technician to come by with magic greenhouses gasses for me
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: Zanshin]
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07/27/2021 01:40 PM
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Glad you made it, even though it sounds a very uncomfortable trip. Are you going to stay there through hurricane season?
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: Zanshin]
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08/03/2021 09:52 AM
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I haven't decided yet. But I will be here for a bit. Prices for dockage are really good ($400 per week for 57" with water and power and A/C extra) and the internet is really fast so I can do some home-office work. And perhaps I'll find time to explore St. Lucia by land. If a tropical wave comes through that might turn into a hurricane it is only a 24-hour passage to Grenada to get out of the path of the storm, so it is a good location. Too early to tell, first I'm going to have to have dinner ashore tonight and have some tasty food rather than my cooking on this passage which wasn't much. But I did try making Macaroni & Cheese. It tasted worse than I remember from my college days and was probably only 25% organic because I added that amount of milk and butter. Enjoyed following your updates the past 10 days - have you considered starting a blog with your experiences for others to also enjoy? Maybe while you have some downtime in St Lucia!
"Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life β and travel β leaves marks on you.β -Anthony Bourdain
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: RatmansWife]
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08/03/2021 10:22 AM
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I do have a daily blog; my homepage auto-updates the most recent blog entry and a link to the calendar can be found by clicking here
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Re: CDC raises BVI to level 4 Covid
[Re: unipanther]
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08/03/2021 06:26 PM
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Sorry, Jason, I don't how many people you are talking about? Is that people on Tortola or all the BVI's? 12,009 out of how many? That also seems like a lot of current cases compared to a month ago as well. I wonder if this is going to pay dividends in a couple months or not. Thanks always for the help and insight.
The case count is actually much better. We were at 1,600 exactly 2 weeks ago. Total BVI population is 30,030 so our vaccinated numbers are pretty poor at 40%.
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