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There has been one more Covid-19 related death since Monday and cases ‘are going in the wrong direction’, according to the Chief Medical Officer
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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There were 109 new cases of the coronavirus detected in the latest round of test results, health officials said last night.
The cases were among 6,588 test results that came back to health officials from between last Wednesday to Saturday – a positiv...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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Health
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Quarantine and test rules will be loosened next week, the health minister announced today.
Kim Wilson also signalled changes to test requirements for schoolchildren, with a switch from PCR testing requirements to antigen testing.
Ms Wilson said the q...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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Health
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Vaccine booster shots will be available to all people over the age of 50, the health minister announced today.
Bermuda will also introduce the use of vaccines for emergency use among 5 to 11 year olds once the UK agrees to their application, it was ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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Health
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News Staff
The Ministry of Health is advising retailers and consumers not to sell or consume a brand of salame sticks linked to a salmonella outbreak in the US.
A Government spokeswoman said a public health alert has been issued by the US Department of Agricul...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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Health
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News Staff
About 2,000 people have received vaccine booster shots so far, the health minister said today.
Kim Wilson added the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the National Sports Centre vaccine centres were administering boosters to people over the age o...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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Health
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News Staff
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care clinic will revert to normal opening hours as of today.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said the hours will return to 2pm to 10pm on weekdays. Weekend hours will not change and will remain 9am to 9pm.
The las...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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Health
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News Staff
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital will hold a second special Covid-19 vaccine booster clinic this Wednesday for people with suppressed immune systems.
A Government spokeswoman said those people who received an email for an appointment last week and ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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Health
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News Staff
A surge of new Covid-19 vaccinations has seen the number of people with at least one dose of the vaccine increase to 68.9 per cent of the population while 66.8 per cent have had both doses, Kim Wilson said today.
The health minister also said the va...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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Health
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News Staff
A lounger designed for newborn babies has been recalled because of risk of suffocation, it was announced yesterday.
A government spokesman said anyone who had Boppy Newborn Loungers should stop using them.
She added: “Infants can suffocate if they ro...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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Health
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News Staff