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The island recorded one more Covid-19 case yesterday.
The victim was a visitor, who arrived on the Delta flight from Atlanta on Thursday.
A spokeswoman said contact tracing was under way.
The case was among 663 test results that came back to public h...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Bermuda has earned a global stamp of approval for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and a high level of health and safety protocols across its tourism industry.
The World Travel & Tourism Council has designated Bermuda a “Safe Travels” destinatio...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Bermuda has been upgraded to a Level 2 travel health advisory notice by the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Covid-19 risk in Bermuda is now listed as “moderate”.
But the CDC recommended that older people, those with unde...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
More than 730 coronavirus tests came back clear yesterday.
A total of 732 results were logged by the Ministry of Health and none were positive.
The news meant the number of positive results remained at 159, with 145 recovered.
There are five active c...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Public transport users were reminded yesterday to follow Covid-19 rules when travelling on buses and ferries.
The Department of Public Transportation highlighted that all passengers must wear a face mask and maintain a distance of 3ft from others.
A ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
Police will be able to shut licensed premises for 24 hours if they breach Covid-19 regulations.
A police spokesman said the Public Health (Covid-19 Emergency Powers) Amendment (No 3) Regulations were amended last week to introduce the new powers.
He ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
A single case of the coronavirus was reported on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said.
A ministry spokeswoman said the case arrived on Friday’s Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta and was among 774 test results that came back yesterday. The rest wer...
DATE: Aug 10, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
More than 500 coronavirus test results came back clear yesterday, the health ministry said last night.
News of the 501 tests meant that the number of confirmed cases remained at 157.
There are four active cases, all monitored by public health officia...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
The Bermuda Government took steps last night to correct an erroneous classification of the island’s Covid-19 risk status by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Government said that the CDC has classified Bermuda’s Covid-19 risk sta...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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Health
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News Staff
New medical equipment that doubles the hospital’s oxygen capacity will save lives should Bermuda face a second surge of Covid-19 patients, the hospital’s chief executive said today.
Bermuda Hospitals Board switched on its new oxygenator, and thanked ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff