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Bermuda has reported no locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 for a second day.
There were three imported cases found out of 966 test results, the Ministry of Health announced last night – all among residents returning from overseas.
One arrived last...
DATE: Jan 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Premier yesterday urged the island’s Black population to reject “vaccine hesitancy” as he got one of the first Covid-19 jabs.
David Burt said resistance to getting the injection was down to “historic” and “legacy” problems, but appealed to people...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two men in their 80s today were yesterday the first public recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Robert Gibbons and Horace Rollins got their jabs at a special vaccination centre in Devonshire - and said they were delighted by the process.
Dr Gibbons, 8...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Department of Health today outlined the steps people will have to take to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
1. Get your appointment to receive the vaccine by e-mail to vaccine@gov.bm or by phone at 444 2498 and selecting option 2.
2. You will arrive at...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Premier led the way in receiving his Covid-19 vaccine in public today, saying that it was important to encourage the whole community to take their shots and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
David Burt was joined in front of the cameras by...
DATE: Jan 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The first Covid-19 vaccinations will be administered next Monday after a successful dry run to test the system.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “I am pleased with how the exercise was conducted.
“As with any trial run, minor adjustments we...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former senior Anglican priest who was paralysed as a result of a fall in July will not be returning to the island.
Norman Lynas, the former Canon Residentiary at the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, fell down a set of steps in Bermuda on July 30, a...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in one of Bermuda Hospitals Board’s “long-term care areas”, it was revealed tonight.
The cases came despite a BHB ban on long-term patients at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute and the King Edwa...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
No new cases of Covid-19 were reported today.
There were 1,257 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, welcomed the news following the island’s recent outbreak of cases but warned th...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island recorded six new cases of coronavirus infection out of 1,000 test results, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson highlighted that in one weekend in November, three gatherings at two venues caused more than 80 people to get infect...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell