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Motorists should not venture out onto the roads this weekend unless they have a valid reason for doing so, police have warned.
Martin Weekes, the Assistant Commissioner of Police said that officers and Royal Bermuda Regiment personnel will be out in ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Hospital services could be “tested” if the island was hit by another surge in Covid-19 cases, according to a senior doctor.
Wesley Miller, the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Chief of Staff, called for everyone to get vaccinated in order to take pressure o...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian doctor working with Covid-19 patients in the UK said the vaccine was “a light at the end of the tunnel” that will enable the island to eventually return to normal.
Clemmie Stubbs, who works as an anaesthetist in the intensive care units o...
DATE: Apr 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been swamped by medical waste in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
But it insists the build-up of debris does not pose a health hazard.
BHB operates two macerators at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, which handl...
DATE: Apr 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police will be out in force this Easter holiday weekend to ensure that Covid-19 public safety measures are being adhered to.
At a press conference this afternoon, Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Weekes said the Bermuda Police Service “will be do...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda recorded another 60 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus yesterday, bringing the number of active cases to a record 476.
The positive results were among a batch of 1,660 tests delivered to the department of health.
It is the third highest dai...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Senators rubber-stamped a number of bills relating to Covid-19 safety regulations during tyesterday’s session of the upper house.
A government order extending a state of emergency to April 25 was supported by all senators.
And both the Public Health ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The cost of some medications could be reduced after senators passed legislation allowing for further regulation of the drugs industry.
The Bermuda Health Council Amendment Act will create a drug formulary, enabling Government to set maximum prices fo...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has recorded a further 108 cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of active cases to 396.
The positive results came from a batch of 3,038 tests, and is the highest single daily total since records began a year ago.
Just one of the new cases w...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government must give financial concessions to restaurants and bars if the industry is to survive, according to one restaurateur.
Philip Barnett, president of Island Restaurant Group, which owns a number of popular eateries across the island, said tha...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan