Knud Hansen Complex Closed Due to COVID-19 Case

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Knud Hansen Complex Closed Due to COVID-19 Case

The V.I. Human Services Department’s Knud Hansen Complex on St. Thomas will be closed Wednesday, June 16 and Thursday, June 17 after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. DHS is currently working with the V.I. Health Department’s Division of Epidemiology to ensure contact tracing, and staff members have been referred to pop-up testing sites, […]

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