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A longstanding thrift shop has grown into a popular lifeline for children’s charity the Committee of 25.
Among the group’s goals for this year is boosting the turnover of stock at its Bargain Box store on Serpentine Road in Pembroke.
Jackie MacLellan...
DATE: Feb 11, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island is well equipped to deal with any possible serious reactions to the coronavirus vaccine, the health minister said.
Kim Wilson cautioned that strong adverse reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 were “rare”.
Common react...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The possible animal origins of the coronavirus pandemic and its toll on mental health will be among topics discussed today at a special seminar.
Tucker Murphy, a zoologist who studied human conflict with mountain lions in the Chilean rainforests, sai...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has passed the 9,000 people vaccination mark, it was revealed last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, added 1,500 people had now had both doses of the coronavirus jab.
Ms Wilson said that the number of active Covid-19 cases had droppe...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two new coronavirus cases were reported over the last few days, the health ministry said last night.
The positive results were among 1,385 test results that came back to health officials.
One was from overseas – a resident who flew back on last Satu...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s strict rules to combat Covid-19 have been highlighted by the editor of a US business newspaper on a visit to the island.
Sharon Fisher of the Idaho Business Review, a weekly newspaper based in the state capitol of Boise, gave the island top...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A broadcaster has defended repeated airings of an American doctor’s criticism of the coronavirus vaccine.
Glenn Blakeney, the owner of Inter-Island Communications and a former Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister, said yesterday that his station...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new case of coronavirus infection in a resident with no recent travel history or known links to other cases was recorded yesterday.
It was the only positive out of 489 tests that came back to health officials.
Two people have recovered from the il...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The coronavirus pandemic heightened grief for families who had lost loved ones – whether from Covid-19 or other causes, an expert said yesterday.
Gina Spence, a grief recovery specialist, said she would offer a free forum on Sunday to help people cop...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has recorded a new case of coronavirus in a resident who arrived from London last Thursday and was found positive on their Day 4 test.
The traveller was in quarantine under the revised restrictions for travellers from Britain, which require t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell