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Bermuda’s position on Britain’s “amber list” of Covid-19 travel restrictions is “not surprising” in light of the island’s current designation of community transmission for the virus, the Premier said.
But David Burt said he was “confident” that a rev...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The death toll from Covid-19 has risen to 32, it was revealed last night.
The grim news came as active Covid-19 cases dropped below 200 for the first time since March.
David Burt, the Premier, offered condolences to the “two who passed away since our...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped by almost 700 in less than a month, new figures released last night show.
Latest figures show that there were just six new cases out of 1,229 test results meaning the island now has 208 active cases. A...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s nurses were saluted yesterday in recognition of their life-saving service during the coronavirus pandemic.
International Nurses Week was marked by the Bermuda Nurses Association in a ceremony at City Hall with Kim Wilson, the health minist...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A doctor warned last night that unvaccinated people run the risk of becoming the “vessel in which a Bermuda variant” of Covid-19 is created.
Ramon Arscott, an expert in epidemiology and a plastic surgeon who appeared on a recent Covid-19 “mythbusters...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Just two more coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday.
The infections were among 992 test results that came back to health officials – a positivity rate of 0.2 per cent.
Both were classed as on-island transmissions with known contacts.
The island’s...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Limited visitation” will be allowed from Sunday for acute care and long term care patients at the island’s hospitals.
Bermuda Hospitals Board announced the move as the island’s coronavirus cases dropped enough to relax restrictions.
Two visitors can...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda will move into phase 2 on its road map to recovery this weekend, the health minister revealed last night.
Kim Wilson said Bermuda’s health indicators for the latest coronavirus outbreak were “moving in the right direction” and the recent clam...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Details of the supervised quarantine programme for non-immunised travellers were revealed last night.
David Burt, the Premier, gave a grim warning on the “very significant and detrimental consequences for the entire country” if travellers with the co...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than $4m has been paid out to thousands of workers in unemployment benefits since a fresh round of pandemic restrictions were imposed last December, the Premier revealed last night.
David Burt added the finance ministry was aware of delays in p...
DATE: May 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell