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The US has announced it will make limited exceptions for unvaccinated foreigners to enter the country.
Exceptions will be made for children, people who have to visit for emergency or humanitarian reasons and people who cannot have the vaccine for med...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two more people have died as a result of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
The news brought the number of deaths linked to the coronavirus up to 98.
There are 21 people in hospital with seven in intensive care.
Health officials...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A company has given a $6,500 water treatment system to a charity to mark its 25th anniversary in business.
ClearWater System will install a filtration and ultraviolet disinfection system in the main pump room of the Bermuda Diabetes Association’s new...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island last night marked its first death from Covid-19 since October 13 – which pushed the death toll to 96.
But active infections stood at 171, compared with August 26, when there were 179 active cases.
Hospital cases have also dropped to 26 fro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today dropped from its top alert level to reflect a fall in the number of Covid-19 patients who need emergency and intensive care.
But a spokeswoman said the downgrade from Level 4 to 3 was a tentative step.
She ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 33-year-old mother who almost died of Covid-19 appealed yesterday for young people to put safety first and “really think about” vaccination.
Derrika Johnson said: “This Covid is real. I thought my life was over.
“I wasn’t going to get the vaccine ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of complaints against employers that have failed to make health insurance payments for staff has risen because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed.
The Bermuda Health Council said there had been a 20 per cent increase in the n...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new and potentially more contagious strain of Covid-19 identified in Britain has not yet appeared in Bermuda, a top doctor said last night.
Wesley Miller, the chief of staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said there was no “indication at this poin...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teacher said he hoped to research how the island’s history, culture and geography affected how teenagers looked for help with mental health problems.
Daniel Cavanagh, a PhD student, added he had started a literature review to establish the need for...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Elective surgeries and outpatient clinics are scheduled to return to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital next month, it was revealed last night.
Wesley Miller, the chief of staff for Bermuda Hospitals Board, reported a “significant” ease in the hos...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell