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A resident who showed symptoms of the coronavirus has tested positive, the Government announced yesterday.
All of the other 470 results received by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday were clear.
The positive case was classed as local transmission with...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An integrated service model for healthcare is expected to reduce duplication and increase efficiency, the health minister said today.
Kim Wilson added that the plan to create universal health coverage would develop over “a number of years”.
She told ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two more passengers from a British Airways flight have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Government said today.
The new victims brought the total number of confirmed cases after the October 27 arrival from London to ten.
They were the only po...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Standardised fees helped to deliver a cut in the spend on hospital services from 2017 to 2018, the Bermuda Health Council said today.
Tiara Carlington, a project manager for public health research and programmes, said the change was a significant fin...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A courtroom has been refitted to cut the risk of coronavirus transmission so Supreme Court trials can restart.
Partitions were installed to shield jurors, staff and lawyers who use the Supreme Court in Sessions House.
Trials are expected to resume ne...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 400 coronavirus test results came back clear yesterday, the Ministry of Health said this afternoon.
None of the 409 samples received was positive.
Bermuda has had 206 total confirmed cases.
There are 18 active cases, which were all importe...
DATE: Nov 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Level 2 “moderate risk” travel health advisory list....
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A major funding boost is needed to help “invisible” residents affected by substance abuse, a charity leader said yesterday.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, added that it was important to remove the stigma that pre...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The coronavirus testing station at Southside will be closed to walk-ins and the general community on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said today.
A spokeswoman told residents that it will be open for “traveller testing only”.
She added: “This is to acc...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
None of the 649 coronavirus test results received by the Ministry of Health yesterday were positive, a spokeswoman said today.
Bermuda has had 188 confirmed cases and five are active, although those affected are not in hospital.
Nine people with Covi...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter