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A clinic has run out of PCR tests because of a breakdown in the supply chain.
The Northshore Medical and Aesthetics Centre said that it could still perform antigen tests but that PCR tests had been stopped until fresh test kits were available.
A spok...
DATE: Jan 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Another shipment of Covid-19 vaccines arrived on the island on Wednesday night, Government House has announced.
Government House confirmed in a Facebook post that 14,040 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived on last night’s British Airways fli...
DATE: Jan 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Quarantine and test rules will be loosened next week, the health minister announced today.
Kim Wilson also signalled changes to test requirements for schoolchildren, with a switch from PCR testing requirements to antigen testing.
Ms Wilson said the q...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Almost 150 hospital staff are off work due to Covid-19 — with pressure on services mounting as the number of Omicron cases continues to surge.
The announcement came after the Bermuda Police Service announced that 48 of its 400-strong force were absen...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance is urging the Government not to renew public safety restrictions when they expire next week.
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, also said that SafeKey and travel authorisation forms should be abolished...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A bar and restaurant in a prime location has been forced to cut back its lunchtime opening hours after the coronavirus slashed customer numbers.
Bermuda Bistro at the Beach, on Front Street, Hamilton, will open from 3pm between Monday and Thursday, a...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed to 1,604 — the second highest level recorded since the pandemic hit the island almost two years ago.
There were 689 positive cases from 7,125 tests carried out from last Tuesday to Thursday.
Tuesday’...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government is to introduce a pilot at-home coronavirus antigen test programme at some schools, The Royal Gazette understands.
A letter said to be from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, was sent to “system leaders” after a backlog o...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A woman who suffers from liver poisoning and malnutrition warned the public to be careful over the food they eat.
Mickia Brangman, 33, said it was difficult for Bermudians to eat a good diet because of the expense and easy access to unhealthy food.
S...
DATE: Jan 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Government may relax quarantine measures imposed to stem a recent surge in coronavirus infections, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Government was aware that other countries had reduced qua...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan