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Advice from health officials to diabetics to properly manage the disease over the Covid-19 pandemic could be “unrealistic”, a doctor has warned.
Annabel Fountain, an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist, said that the Government’s list of “extreme...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three new cases of Covid-19 were discovered at a rest home, test results released last night revealed.
The health ministry said that “public health action” was under way to “contain and manage the situation” at the rest home.
The latest three cases —...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were urged to remember the importance of kindness as mental health awareness campaigns took place in other countries.
The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation said that stress levels had increased for everyone because of the coronavirus crisis....
DATE: May 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were invited to help record the island’s generosity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Bermuda Chapter said it supported a project designed to “track the philanthropic response” to the coronavirus cri...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A ninth death related to Covid-19 was reported by the Government yesterday.
The Ministry of Health received 45 test results with one positive — the individual who lost their life.
A government spokeswoman said there were 122 confirmed cases, with 47 ...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The coronavirus pandemic could be the catalyst for people to live healthier lifestyles, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association said yesterday.
Debbie Jones added that international experience appeared to show that people who were healthie...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The impact of Covid-19 has been harder on the black population than others, the health minister revealed yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that 88 per cent, or seven, of the eight deaths linked to the coronavirus were black people.
She added: “As we have se...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two more test results for Covid-19 came back positive, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
They were among 153 results received and took the total number of confirmed cases to 121.
The ministry said that 66 people have recovered from the disease. ...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 testing meant that Bermuda became tenth in the world for screening per capita, according to an online data site.
Worldometer figures showed that the island performed 4,489 tests — the figure as of 3pm on Monday, which worked out at 72.08 per...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A student spent weeks in quarantine and lockdown as part of an international team that designed an online tool to track potential cases of Covid-19.
Gabe Jones, who is studying computer science at the University of Edinburgh, teamed up with Lee McArt...
DATE: May 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter