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New rules requiring customers to have the SafeKey proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test did not appear to have affected bars and restaurants on Front Street last night as they appeared to be enjoying brisk business.
A manager in one bar an...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Patrons of bars and restaurants will have to prove they do not have the Covid-19 virus or are immunised, under new public safety regulations due to come into force tomorrow.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, announced the measure last night after ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Tougher public safety measures are expected to be announced today after 52 new cases of the coronavirus were announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, confirmed that the Cabinet met yesterday to consider changes to the regulations “give...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
About 300 residents have become immunised against Covid-19 in the last two weeks, the latest vaccination figures have revealed.
The number of people who have had a second jab now stands at 64.6 per cent of the population – an increase of just 0.5 per...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is “stepping back” from the double challenge of control of the Covid-19 pandemic and rebuilding the economy, the Opposition claimed last night.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman for health and national security, was speak...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 1,000 seniors are receiving financial assistance, according to Government figures.
Tinee Furbert, the minister of social development and seniors, yesterday said that 1,037 seniors were currently received aid from the Department of Financial...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nursery school in Southampton was closed yesterday after someone associated with the facility tested positive for Covid-19.
Treetops II preschool in Southampton will now be deep cleaned before it can re-open.
Sarah Oatley, the school’s head teacher...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Visitors to Westgate will require a Covid-19 SafeKey in order to enter the facility in a move to protect staff and inmates from the virus.
A spokesperson for the department of corrections said, “For the most part, our existing visitation policy will ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The US Consulate and the Customs and Border Protection agency teamed up to donate supplies of bottled water to Covid-19 test centres last week.
Karen Grissette, the US Consul General, and CBP port director Cletus William said the donation was a gest...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has recorded another three cases of the Covid-19 virus, according to test results released by the department of health on Friday night.
The results came from a batch of 6,535 tests conducted on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and bring the nu...
DATE: Jul 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan