BVI Grappling with Hundreds of Active COVID-19 Cases in Sudden Surge

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BVI Grappling with Hundreds of Active COVID-19 Cases in Sudden Surge

The British Virgin Islands has implemented a nighttime curfew and shuttered businesses such as hairdressers and gyms as it deals with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases that now number in the hundreds.

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