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A Bermudian teenager in central Italy told how he was living in virtual lockdown after authorities introduced severe restrictions to stem the spread of a killer strain of coronavirus.
Leo Harris, who lives in Florence and works at a restaurant, expla...
DATE: Mar 16, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents must change the way they live in the face of a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Opposition leader said this afternoon.
Craig Cannonier, of the One Bermuda Alliance, asked people to work together but claimed that “more direction” ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rumours that suggested the island had confirmed cases of Covid-19 are false, the Ministry of Health said today.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, urged members of the public to rely only on official sources of information to stop “damaging” hearsay fr...
DATE: Mar 16, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Talks about the future of Bermuda’s health system went ahead this week despite the ongoing efforts to protect the island from Covid-19.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that a meeting at KPMG would have been rescheduled if the risk level was ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Temperature checks could soon be introduced at all of the island’s ports in efforts to protect against a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Minister of Health said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that officials were due to m...
DATE: Mar 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Better services for people with special needs will include treatment in their own homes, MPs heard yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, explained that an additional grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board of $1.2 million will pay for the devel...
DATE: Mar 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Cuts could be made to the price of prescription drugs if the Government worked with other countries to negotiate better rates, the health watchdog’s chief executive said yesterday.
Ricky Brathwaite, head of the Bermuda Health Council, explained that ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A two-time breast cancer survivor told supporters that she takes part in an annual 24-hour fundraising event to offer hope to others.
Gloria Dill was speaking as she helped launch the Liberty Special Markets Relay For Life 2020 season.
She said: “I c...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parents were urged to keep their children off school if they showed signs of whooping cough after two confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness.
Staff at Somersfield Academy announced a string of precautionary measures yesterday in efforts to ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
College students are to be targeted by the island’s blood bank in an attempt to boost the number of young donors.
Lucy Correia, a nurse phlebotomist at the Bermuda Blood Donor Centre, said an ageing population had sparked the appeal.
She explained: “...
DATE: Jan 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter