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The Government came under fire yesterday from the Leader of the Opposition for a “frustrating and unbelievable” delay in Covid-19 tests that was followed by the resignation of the programme’s top scientist. Cole Simons said the Government had “ignore...

An almost blind pensioner was forced to fork out an extra $700 to get home to Canada after she missed her flight because of coronavirus test result delays. The woman was able to rebook on yesterday’s Air Canada flight to Toronto — but others were les...

The scientist in charge of the island’s fight against the coronavirus is to leave the job at the end of the month, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Carika Weldon confirmed that she had told the Cabinet of her decision. Dr Weldon said: “I really apprecia...

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire, the health minister warned last night as the number of active cases surged past 1,000. Kim Wilson said: “The facts are that the Omicron variant’s transmission rate is like nothing...

A new medical records system for the island’s hospitals will cost almost $55 million over ten years, it was revealed. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said the cost of the new electronic medical records system, an EMR, expected to be up and running by Sep...

England’s travel restrictions against Covid-19 will be loosened tomorrow and the pre-departure test will be dropped for travellers. The British government’s website added that fully vaccinated travellers will also not have to quarantine in England on...

Travellers leaving the island must still attend a Covid-19 test centre, health officials have advised. But a spokeswoman acknowledged that delays in getting test results continued, a problem said to be caused by the latest outbreak driven by Omicron ...

The public was yesterday asked to mark World Braille Day by “bridging the gap” between themselves and people with sight problems. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said today marked the fourth annual commemoration by the ...

The island logged 406 new cases of Covid-19 out of 13,772 tests over the last eight days, it was announced last night. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was responsible for 212 known cases out of the now 522 active cases of the coronavirus. But ...

As Covid-19 cases soared to their highest levels in September, the Bermuda Government was already looking overseas for help. Cases of the virus skyrocketed from 290 at the start of the month to 1,238 by September 14. The island’s fourth wave of infec...