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Recent deaths from Covid-19 have overwhelmed the hospital’s morgue, requiring refrigerated overflow containers to be brought in. R Scott Pearman, the deputy chief executive officer for Bermuda Hospitals Board, said there was a heightened need for co-...

Passengers from a cruise ship that docked in Bermuda this week remained on the island after they tested positive for the coronavirus. A Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said five people on the Crystal Symphony were infected and stayed at a hotel wi...

The current Covid-19 crisis dominated debate during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate yesterday. The Opposition’s Marcus Jones began the session urging everyone to follow government safety regulations and guidelines. He claimed that the current spi...

More than half Bermuda’s doctors have lined up behind an appeal by their professional body for people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The show of strength came as 102 of the 183 registered doctors on the island backed an open letter to the public...

A proposal to build a replacement for Agape House in Warwick has been submitted to the Department of Planning. The application, submitted by architectural firm Lindberg and Simmons on behalf of the Friends of Hospice, proposes the construction of a n...

Bermuda needs to tackle child obesity if it wants to curb a surge in demand for dialysis, experts have said. A spokesman for the Bermuda Diabetes Association explained there were about 250 people who had end-stage kidney disease, with the majority on...

Another ten people have died of Covid-19, the health minister announced last night. The news brought the death toll to 62 and there were 163 new cases. Since the last update, there have been also been 295 recoveries, reducing the number of active cas...

A private school has announced it will use lateral flow tests for the coronavirus for its pupils and staff. Saltus is one of several private schools to offer the tests, which will be administered at home. Deryn Lavell, the head of the school, said th...

Doctors are launching a campaign to promote coronavirus vaccination, it was revealed at the weekend. The news came as the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association warned that healthcare staff were “exhausted” by the battle against a Covid-19 fourth wave a...

Bermuda is at the top of a global list for the number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents in a table compiled by The New York Times. The American newspaper said Bermuda averaged 109 new cases every day from last Monday to yesterday – a rate of ...