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A possible exposure to the coronavirus has been linked to The Berkeley Institute, the Government said today.
Close contacts are being contacted by health officials and will be told to quarantine.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said: “The Chief M...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Protests against the use of masks and vaccinations in the fight against Covid-19 have been postponed, police said today.
A message that circulated on social media last Sunday said a march would start at City Hall tomorrow.
But a police spokesman said...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda now has 103 an active cases of the coronavirus as the Ministry of Health reported that ten more people tested positive yesterday.
The new cases were identified in 762 test results that came back to the ministry yesterday and bring the total...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Pupils and staff at CedarBridge Academy were told to quarantine for two weeks after a possible exposure to Covid-19.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, instructed that the stay-at-home order was in pl...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rum firm Gosling’s has closed its shops after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus.
Now all staff are being tested and the firm will undergo deep cleaning before it reopens.
Nancy Gosling, the president and chief executive officer, said that...
DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Plain-clothes police officers are to be deployed to check that businesses are in line with Covid-19 regulations, it was revealed yesterday.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said it was one of the steps being taken as part of a “proporti...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The entire population is expected to have access to a coronavirus vaccine under Government plans to manage the pandemic’s impact.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that some groups like healthcare workers and seniors will get priority as part of ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An East End school will be shut for the rest of the week in the wake of a potential exposure to Covid-19.
Ayoola Oyinloye, Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer, tonight said teachers, students and staff at Clearwater Middle School in St David’s should ge...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were asked by the City of Hamilton to follow health guidance to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
A spokeswoman said the reminder came after “the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Bermuda”.
She added: “The City requests all customer...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Crowds lined up for Covid tests at the weekend in the wake of an increase in cases across the island.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that 522 people received tests at the Shelly Bay MarketPlace on Saturday alone after the schedul...
DATE: Nov 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter