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Hotel staff not vaccinated against Covid-19 will have to get tested for the coronavirus every seven days from next Tuesday, the Bermuda Hotel Association announced today.
The BHA said the policy would apply in all its member hotels.
A spokeswoman sai...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government yesterday again postponed the date for making unvaccinated travellers to Bermuda quarantine for two weeks at their own expense.
The measure was originally due to come into place on June 6 but was put back to yesterday.
Now the controversi...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A family have appealed for help with massive medical bills for a 64-year-old man who had to be airlifted to the US after he suffered kidney failure.
Willie Clemons, from Paget was rushed to the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 6.
His fa...
DATE: Jun 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s blood donation service got a boost from the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club in advance of World Blood Donor Day next Monday.
The hotel donated raffle prizes of a weekend stay for the most active donors and a champagne brunch for newer o...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has resumed biopsies with its new 3D mammography machine.
Upgrades to the hospital’s GE Pristina 3D mammography unit meant the procedures were on hold until staff got fully trained.
The first patient yesterday [WEDNE...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation to allow on-the-spot fines for breaches of Covid-19 safety rules will be debated in less than two weeks.
The legislation, tabled by Kim Wilson, the health minister, will allow police officers who see an offence to issue public health pena...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mandatory hotel quarantine at their own expense for non-immunised travellers to Bermuda will come into force on June 13 rather than tomorrow, the Government announced this morning.
The news came after a Supreme Court challenge yesterday where Chief...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island yesterday notched up seven days without a coronavirus case.
A total of 1,210 test results came back to health officials and all were negative.
The number of active infections dropped to ten after seven people recovered.
They were the islan...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s supplies of coronavirus vaccine are nearing their end, with just 220 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine left, it was revealed last night.
But Kim Wilson, the health minister, said 5,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine remained in stock – enough f...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
There were no positive coronavirus cases for the sixth day, in a row, the health minister said tonight.
Kim Wilson told the government’s weekly press conference that there had been 1,226 tests over the last 24 hours. There were two recoveries, meani...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell