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A Government-run centre for disabled adults has been closed after a coronavirus exposure.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said that the K Margaret Carter Centre in Devonshire had been “deep cleaned".
She added: “The Epi...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Mandatory coronavirus test schemes for unvaccinated workers could be used more widely as employers try to cut risk in their businesses.
Keith Jensen, the Bermuda Employers’ Council president, said employers had to deal with more than 10,000 quarantin...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The leader of a crisis support service offered advice to people in quarantine who suffered domestic violence.
Laurie Shiell, the Centre Against Abuse executive director, said that the need to stay at home under coronavirus rules sometimes meant exte...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Almost a sixth of the population was in quarantine this week as the island battled a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry said that around 10,000 people in quarantine included active cases and their close conta...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An organisation that represents island business owners added its voice to calls for unvaccinated residents to get the coronavirus jab.
The Bermuda Employers’ Council highlighted the effects on work and lives that have returned with the latest wave of...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A delivery service founder said that a spike in coronavirus cases meant increased demand for his business.
Carl Vincent added that it became clear residents had been asked to quarantine when they were available at home for days to take receipt of the...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Pupils from two private schools moved to remote learning yesterday as the latest coronavirus outbreak impacted more staff and students.
Parents of children in years one to 13 at Bermuda High School and middle years one to five at Somersfield Academy ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Front Street bar closed yesterday after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Docksider Pub and Restaurant will undergo a deep clean today and ten other staff members were expected to be swabbed for the virus this afternoon.
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DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Requests for large group exemptions will come under greater scrutiny because of the spike in coronavirus cases, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said today.
Ernest Peets added that reducing the number of gatherings would help to “contain the ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The spike in Covid-19 patients has sparked a move by the Bermuda Hospitals Board to its second-highest alert level, staff were told.
A message sent on behalf of executives on Monday added that services were at risk and would be further under threat i...
DATE: Sep 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter