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People on two-week quarantine in Government centres will have to spend 14 extra days in isolation if they test positive for the coronavirus. The order, which came into force on Tuesday, said: “A person placed in quarantine under the Quarantine (Inco...

Almost $30,000 worth of mobile phone services has been donated to about 200 soldiers called up to battle the spread of Covid-19. Digicel and One Communications explained the donations were made to Royal Bermuda Regiment troops to show appreciation of...

Essential workers were checked for Covid-19 yesterday after a drive-through test centre was launched. However, David Burt, the Premier, said that sample collection at the multi-lane site in St David’s started late after some teething troubles. He exp...

The scale of testing for Covid-19 was higher yesterday in Bermuda than any Caribbean country, according to data published online. Figures on the Worldometer website showed that the island ranked above Aruba and the Cayman Islands when comparing the n...

Teams from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health joined forces to spot possible risks of Covid-19 exposure in BHB staff who also worked at a care home that suffered an outbreak of the disease. A BHB spokeswoman said that staff were...

Public health officials tackled problems with Covid-19 testing materials by making their own, it was revealed yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said that staff at Government laboratories produced a viral transport medium — a way to ...

Expertise and supplies from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences are helping the island to battle Covid-19. Rachel Parsons Biggs, a BIOS microbiologist, was seconded to Helix Bermuda, the forensics and clinical testing company where testing for th...

More than $1 million has been pledged to an emergency fund set up to help people get through the Covid-19 crisis, it was revealed yesterday. The appeal was launched to help support charities and their work to provide essential services to people in n...

Cup Match this year is at the mercy of the coronavirus — but people’s health must come first, the president of Somerset Cricket Club said yesterday. Vashun Blanchette, whose club is scheduled to host the Annual Classic, insisted the welfare of people...

Rules for care and nursing homes were changed yesterday to help prevent the spread of diseases. The amendments came into force after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the Matilda Smith Williams Seniors Residence. A staff member at another home, which remain...