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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 ...

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...