THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Charlotte Amalie, V.I. 00802

340-774-0001



U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS DAY OF PRAYER, FASTING AND REFLECTION IN RESPONSE

TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC



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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES



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A PROCLAMATION



WHEREAS, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory illness that can

spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents itself with symptoms similar to

those of influenza; and



WHEREAS, in late 2019, a new and significant outbreak of COVID-19 emerged in China and has

spread to a significant number of countries around the world; and



WHEREAS, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of

International Concern; and



WHEREAS, On January 30, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed

that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) spread between two people in the United States of

America (US), representing the first instance of person-to-person spread with this new virus ; and that

further community transference and contamination has occurred thereafter around the United States;

and



WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus outbreak a

global pandemic as it has spread to more than 100 countries around the world; and



WHEREAS, the President of the United States declared a National Disaster related to the COVID-19

pandemic in the U.S. on March 13, 2020; and



WHEREAS, multiple individuals in the Territory of the Virgin Islands have been pre-emptively

diagnosed, isolated and tested for COVID-19; and



WHEREAS, I, as Governor of the US Virgin Islands, have declared a Territorial Health Emergency

and Disaster as of March 13, 2020, and have directed residents and visitors of the Territory to take

serious precautions against the spread of the virus; and

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WHEREAS, in times of greatest need and adversity, we, as Americans and Virgin Islanders, have

always turned to prayer to help guide us through trials and periods of uncertainty; and



WHEREAS, President George Washington stated in his Proclamation of October 17, 1789, “It is the

duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God to obey His will, to be grateful for

His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor”; and



WHEREAS, Governors throughout history, have called for days of fasting and prayer over the

condition of their state and nation; and



WHEREAS, we specifically need to thank God for the healthcare providers and caretakers and persons

providing supporting services in our fight of the Coronavirus pandemic.



NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, |, Albert Bryan, Jr. Governor of the Virgin Islands

of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Revised Organic Act of 1954, as

amended, do hereby proclaim March 30, 2020, as U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS DAY OF PRAYER,

FASTING AND REFLECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.



] do hereby invite all Virgin Islanders who choose to join in thoughtful prayer and reflection on

the state of our nation and our territory to come together on March 30, 2020 on this Day of Prayer,

Fasting, and Reflection.



I further direct that there shall be no conduct of business throughout the Territory from 12 noon

to 1:00 pm AST on March 30, 2020.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the

Government of the United States Virgin Islands to be affixed at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin

Islands, this © day of March, 2020, A.D.



Albert Bryan Jr.

Governor



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Lieyfenant Governor