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A nursery school in Southampton was closed yesterday after someone associated with the facility tested positive for Covid-19.
Treetops II preschool in Southampton will now be deep cleaned before it can re-open.
Sarah Oatley, the school’s head teacher...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Young people got life lessons on healthy versus unhealthy relationships at a student leadership summit held at Government House attended by a host of the island’s social service agencies.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, hosted the gathering with Deputy Go...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitors to Westgate will require a Covid-19 SafeKey in order to enter the facility in a move to protect staff and inmates from the virus.
A spokesperson for the department of corrections said, “For the most part, our existing visitation policy will ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Soon Bermuda will know exactly what ends up in house tanks as improvements are planned for the island’s rooftop rain collection method.
Tariq Smith, an environmental scientist and water engineer, last week told Hamilton Rotary Club about what goes in...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The residents of the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo have not received Covid-19 vaccinations, but that could change as research continues.
Ian Walker, principle curator at BAMZ, confirmed that while some larger zoos in the United States have been wor...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The US Consulate and the Customs and Border Protection agency teamed up to donate supplies of bottled water to Covid-19 test centres last week.
Karen Grissette, the US Consul General, and CBP port director Cletus William said the donation was a gest...
DATE: Aug 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda risks another spike of Covid-19 cases if people let their guard down, the shadow health minister warned last night.
Michael Dunkley issued the warning after the number of active cases increased from 25 to 36 - the highest in two months - in ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A proposed hospice to replace the ageing Agape House will be run independently, according to the Friends of Hospice.
While Agape House is managed and staffed by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and supported by Friends of Hospice, the charity has said it ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Masks will not be required outdoors at the Cup Match Classic.
But the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said indoor mask guidance and all other safety measures remain in effect.
Updated guidelines for the match along with other Covid-19 details ca...
DATE: Jul 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St John Ambulance has called on the public to be careful to avoid heat-related illnesses over the holiday weekend.
A spokeswoman for the charity said that temperatures are expected to rise above 80F during Cup Match.
She said: “Recognising the signs ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes