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The Government is to introduce a pilot at-home coronavirus antigen test programme at some schools, The Royal Gazette understands. A letter said to be from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, was sent to “system leaders” after a backlog o...

A woman who suffers from liver poisoning and malnutrition warned the public to be careful over the food they eat. Mickia Brangman, 33, said it was difficult for Bermudians to eat a good diet because of the expense and easy access to unhealthy food. S...

The Government may relax quarantine measures imposed to stem a recent surge in coronavirus infections, The Royal Gazette can reveal. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Government was aware that other countries had reduced qua...

When a former model got sick when she was aged 20, she assumed she had picked up a stomach bug after she moved to Spain. But after 13 years of illness and visits to a string of specialists Mickia Brangman will have to go to the UK for treatment for a...

Phone software may have cut cases of Covid-19 by as much as 20 per cent during the island’s worst outbreak, the company that created the programme has said. WeHealth, a US-based firm, said that the app, now being used by about 25 per cent of resident...

A scientist sounded the alarm four times last week that the coronavirus test system was about to be overwhelmed by the latest outbreak — but was ignored by Government officials. Carika Weldon, the director of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Lab...

The Government came under fire yesterday from the Leader of the Opposition for a “frustrating and unbelievable” delay in Covid-19 tests that was followed by the resignation of the programme’s top scientist. Cole Simons said the Government had “ignore...

An almost blind pensioner was forced to fork out an extra $700 to get home to Canada after she missed her flight because of coronavirus test result delays. The woman was able to rebook on yesterday’s Air Canada flight to Toronto — but others were les...

The scientist in charge of the island’s fight against the coronavirus is to leave the job at the end of the month, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Carika Weldon confirmed that she had told the Cabinet of her decision. Dr Weldon said: “I really apprecia...

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire, the health minister warned last night as the number of active cases surged past 1,000. Kim Wilson said: “The facts are that the Omicron variant’s transmission rate is like nothing...