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The Ministry of National Security is advising the public of the new swabbing schedule for essential workers requiring Covid-19 testing.
Effective now through Friday, essential workers can schedule their appointment from 2pm until 7pm. Walk-ins are al...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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Future Leaders Bermuda is encouraging Bermudians with the means to do so to consider how they can support the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic based on their own unique resources and capabilities.
The announcement made today by the org...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Bermuda Hospitals Board today announces the addition of 9 more negative pressure rooms at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Four additional rooms in the Emergency Department, 2 operating rooms, 2 rooms on the Post Anesthesia Care Unit and 1 addition...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) today announces that all 30 rooms of the Ace Barber Unit in the Acute Care Wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital have been converted to negative pressure rooms. This upgrade dramatically decreases the possibility of ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2020
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After the announcement that Bermuda has entered a state of emergency, the Bermuda Hospitals Board is suspending services at the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre from today.
This is being done to focus much needed resources on the King Edward VII Memoria...
DATE: Apr 04, 2020
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The Phoenix Stores today launched a temporary prescription delivery service for those patients COVID-19 self-quarantined or unable to visit a drugstore the company announced today.
George Grundmuller, President & CEO of The Phoenix Stores Ltd says; ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2020
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Health
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This afternoon the care home team of the Ministry of Health held a COVID-19 preparedness meeting at the K. Margaret Carter Centre for all categories of care home staff.
At the meeting, co-presenters Ja-Mae Smith, Programme Manager of the Care Home R...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020
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Health
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Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, has confirmed this morning that both the 39th Annual Sports Awards and the 36th Annual Premier’s Concert have both been postponed, and will not take place this weekend.
This follows...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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Health
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Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball, the Chief Medical Officer stated, “We recognise that the World Health Organisation today declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. The declaration of a pandemic is based on the geographical spread of the disease and not a ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2020
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Health
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The Bermuda Diabetes Association is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the exclusive rights as the sole distributor in Bermuda of the Abbott Freestyle Libre blood glucose monitoring system.
Traditional blood glucose monitoring that involves...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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Health
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