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England is to ease travel restrictions for arrivals from Covid-19 low-risk countries, including Bermuda, next month. Anyone flying to England from destinations designated as low-risk from October 4 will not have to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test ...

Four people have died this weekend from Covid-19, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 42, while the number of active cases of the virus has soared to 1,427. Outbreaks of the virus have also been reported in “several” long-term care homes, aff...

Striking bus drivers have dismissed claims by Department of Transport chiefs that staff safety is a priority – after revealing that more than 30 operators have been struck down or affected by the Covid-19 virus. Bus services ground to a halt late on ...

The Premier, David Burt, announced last night that his office is seeking support staff from other jurisdictions to help Bermuda’s overstretched health service. In his statement this evening, the Premier said: “Right now our principal concern is the h...

An increase in the number of positive cases has led to delays in test results, the Ministry of Health said last night. As a result community testing is to be scaled back and asymptomatic casual contacts and SafeKey testing will be de-prioritised for ...

Vaccination clinics to protect dogs against an outbreak of canine parvovirus have been called off by the Bermuda Veterinary Association because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Laura Tucker, the president of the BVA, said the heightened risk meant the c...

Another Covid-19 death was announced last night as the number of active infections increased to 1,238. The grim news meant that the death toll now stands at 38, with 51 people in hospital, 13 of them in intensive care. The island recorded another 191...

Health officials have approved rapid do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests, it was revealed last night. A health ministry spokeswoman said the tests could now be imported for personal use after a review. But she added: “It is important to note tha...

Booster shots are to become available for certain target groups, it was announced last night. A spokeswoman for the health department said that the Bermuda Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices made the recommendation following a meeting yeste...

The highest disaster level alert was last night introduced in Bermuda’s hospitals after an increase in Covid-19 admissions to intensive care. Michael Richmond, the president and CEO of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said the upgrade to Disaster Level 4...