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Bermuda College has introduced a raft of safety measures including weekly saliva testing for students in light of the prevalence of the Covid-19 Delta variant.
As of August 30, students returning to-face-to-face classes must show a negative Covid-19...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A psychological and psychiatric treatment centre has teamed up with the University of the West Indies to offer internship opportunities to those entering the field of mental health.
Solstice, Bermuda’s largest private mental health organisation, said...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Three people are in hospital with Covid-19, including one in intensive care, as the number of active cases jumped to 53, the health ministry said last night.
The news came as the Government announced 21 new cases were recorded from 8,614 test result...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Almost all of Bermuda’s active Covid-19 cases are the Delta variant, the Minister of Health has confirmed.
Figures released to The Royal Gazette yesterday morning show that of the 36 active cases reported through to July 31, 32 are the more virulen...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda risks another spike of Covid-19 cases if people let their guard down, the shadow health minister warned last night.
Michael Dunkley issued the warning after the number of active cases increased from 25 to 36 - the highest in two months - in ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have reported a quarantine breach at the Cannonier-Watson residence, which a spokesman said would result in another court appearance for the family.
Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson said a “sea” of police officers appeared at th...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A campaigner opposed to mandatory supervised quarantining has again maintained that he did not submit a medical exemption form when he returned from an overseas trip last week.
Antonio Belvedere acknowledged that he did share an exemption letter from...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Mental health benefits and services in Bermuda are not on an equal footing as those dealing with physical health, the Ministry of Health has admitted.
It was responding after Tania Stafford, a former service user at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Instit...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former patient has written an open letter to the Premier, David Burt, saying mental health services in Bermuda are in crisis.
Tania Stafford, who received treatment for mental illness at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, has also sent the letter...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of Health said there was “cause for cautious optimism” as no new cases of Covid were reported over three days.
The Ministry of Health received 6,362 test results which were all negative for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kim Wilson sai...
DATE: Jul 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan