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Covid-19-related restrictions will be be able to be imposed until the end of November after MPs approved an extension to emergency legislation. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the only reason restrictions were needed was some people had...

A TV debate involving medics for and against the Covid-19 vaccine should be held, the Deputy Speaker of the House has said. Derrick Burgess added: “I really would like to hear from a panel of doctors supporting the shot, and hear about other forms o...

Another seven people have died of Covid-19, it was announced last night. The grim news pushed the number of pandemic fatalities up to 52 and there were 182 new cases. There are 1,612 active coronavirus cases, with 65 people in hospital, 14 of them in...

Doctors yesterday joined forces in an impassioned plea to the public to get vaccinated. The Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association said their “hearts were breaking” at the human cost of the pandemic. The BMDA told the public in an open letter: “You tr...

A bar owner who caught Covid-19 said yesterday the infection would have been worse if he had not been vaccinated. Reed Young said he had a mild case and did not appear to have infected his 16-year-old daughter or anyone else. Mr Young, the owner of D...

The fire service can handle major emergencies despite staff shortages, the national security minister said yesterday. Renée Ming praised firefighters and said that Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service’s departments were fully operational, although fire prev...

50 Pharmacies could have do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests for sale by next week. The kits will allow residents to screen for the bug at home with results ready in as little as 20 minutes. Tamara Richardson, the vice-president for sales and op...

The Covid-19 death toll has risen by two to 45, it was revealed last night. There are 58 people in hospital, up four on Monday’s update, with 14 people, an increase of two, in intensive care. The news came as 168 new coronavirus cases were detected a...

Bermuda’s top doctors last night pleaded for the public to trust science rather than social media and get vaccinated. Medics said vaccination was the single best way to beat the latest Covid-19 outbreak. David Burt, the Premier, highlighted there was...

Disruptions to bus and ferry services look set to continue after transport bosses and drivers failed to reach an agreement over Covid-19-related health and safety practices. Yesterday morning Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said that the t...