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Omicron, a newly emerged variant of Covid-19, has brought tougher restrictions to air travel, with Bermuda’s closest neighbour planning to shorten the turnaround time for a clear test from three days to 24 hours before travel.
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DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A doctor today claimed it was “a possibility” that politics was behind the Bermuda Health Council’s refusal to give him Standard Health Benefit status.
JJ Soares also said he worried that the island was moving towards a system where the Government is...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Flu vaccinations set to be delivered yesterday as part of the Flu Express programme at the National Stadium Pavilion have been pushed back until tomorrow.
The Ministry of Health provided no reasons for the delay.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry urged ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
No decision on whether to limit the size of Christmas gatherings has been made amid fears over a new strain of the coronavirus, a health ministry spokeswoman said yesterday.
She said: “No decision at this time has been taken to limit Christmas events...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has recorded 18 new coronavirus infections, it was revealed.
The number of active cases has climbed from the 21 reported last Thursday to 33.
But none are in hospital, although all the cases are being monitored by health officials.
There h...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Covid-19 restrictions are to be loosened, the Premier said yesterday.
The announcement by David Burt came as the UK banned flights from South Africa and five neighbouring countries as a new variant of the disease – dubbed “the worst ever” – was ident...
DATE: Nov 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
There are no patients in hospital with Covid-19 for the first time since the start of August, it was announced last night.
But health officials reported six new coronavirus results.
The new cases were detected among 4,528 test results that came back...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has passed its original 70 per cent herd immunity target for vaccinations, the latest Government figures have revealed.
The Government website showed 70.2 per cent of the population had received two shots and 16.8 per cent had received a boos...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nine new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials announced last night.
There are 25 active infections with two people in hospital, one in intensive care, and 22 people being monitored by public health officials.
Ten of the cases ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Cheers, drumming and singing broke out at Shelly Bay yesterday as a cancer survivor came ashore from a charity swim to empower others battling the disease.
Nina London had told the gathering of friends: “To life, joy and happiness” before taking to t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell