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The number of active Covid-19 cases rose by three to 62 yesterday after 11 new cases were logged. There are six people in hospital, one in intensive care, unchanged from last Friday’s update. Health officials said eight people had recovered from the ...

Covid-19 travel restrictions to the US came into effect today. The rules, announced last month, mean travellers will only be allowed to board US-bound flights if they have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Travellers will also be requir...

A pledge to “streamline” healthcare administration so more cash can be spent on patient care was made in yesterday’s Throne Speech. The Government said that “systemic reform” of the system was “desperately needed” if the goal of affordable universal ...

Disagreements over the Covid-19 vaccine have created an atmosphere of “toxicity and disharmony” in the workplace, a union leader claimed yesterday. Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said that there were “divisions” be...

The number of complaints against employers that have failed to make health insurance payments for staff has risen because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed. The Bermuda Health Council said there had been a 20 per cent increase in the n...

No Covid-19 deaths were recorded last night, health officials said. The latest figures also showed the number of active cases of the coronavirus had dropped sharply. There have been 143 recoveries, which brought the number of active infections down t...

People vaccinated against Covid-19 but who later died from the disease were old and already very sick, the Chief Medical Officer has revealed. Ayoola Oyinloye said that 16 per cent of the island’s deaths were fully immunised. Dr Oyinloye added: “Peop...

Non-vaccinated residents could be blocked from entering the US – even if they need urgent medical treatment, it has been revealed. Kim Wilson, the health minister, issued the stark warning at a press conference last night. The minister pointed out t...

The Bermuda Health Council has published a list of approved antigen tests for the coronavirus. The tests can be conducted at home and provide a result in minutes – although a positive result will still have to be confirmed by a follow-up PCR test. Ri...

Covid-19 tests that can be administered at home and give a result in just 15 minutes are to be given to frontline workers and charities. The rapid antigen test kits, which were approved by Government, will be donated by CG Insurance. The company sai...