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A staff member at a cancer charity has gone into self-quarantine in the wake of ignoring Covid-19 social-distancing rules for a group photograph on a beach after they were reopened last weekend.
Lynne Woolridge, the chief executive of the Bermuda Can...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public were warned yesterday to wear face masks outside as the number of Covid-19 cases increased.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said three new cases were identified among 195 test results that came back yesterday, bringing the total number...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian businessman has imported thermal cameras designed to register people with a fever without physical contact.
David Skinner said he teamed up with British camera supplier CTU Services to bring the cameras to the island.
Mr Skinner added the...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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No new Covid-19 cases or deaths were reported today, the health ministry said tonight.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said 150 tests results had come back and all were clear.
Bermuda’s total number of Covid-19 cases remained at 118 and the death toll...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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Bermuda post offices restarted counter service this week — but with Covid-19 safety restrictions.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said counter services relaunched at all post offices on Tuesday except the Perot Post Office on Hami...
DATE: May 07, 2020
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More than 100 new Covid-19 tests revealed no additional cases of the virus, the Ministry of Health said last night.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said 104 results were received yesterday, but none were positive.
The results mean the number of Covid-...
DATE: May 06, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s tourism industry has already been dealt a $95 million blow by Covid-19.
Figures released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority yesterday show visitor air arrivals fell by 38 per cent in the first quarter while cruise ship arrivals plummeted by 4...
DATE: May 06, 2020
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Meals on Wheels has been given a little more fuel in its tank thanks to Rubis Energy Bermuda.
The company announced that it had donated $1,500 in fuel to the charity to help their volunteers deliver meals to seniors community.
Anguel Anguelov, genera...
DATE: May 06, 2020
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The Leader of the Opposition today backed a call for people to support the island’s economy through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Craig Cannonier said this morning that, in addition to the health threat posed by the coronavirus, Bermuda faced an economic cr...
DATE: May 06, 2020
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The Premier said last night “nothing was off the table” as the Government looked for ways to share the sacrifice after a meeting with trades union leaders.
David Burt did not give details of the summit with union officials, but said the economic burd...
DATE: May 05, 2020
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