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The island’s healthcare system is braced to manage another wave of Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant continued its spread, the Chief Medical Officer said yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye added that the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital had restocked its s...

Omicron variant cases of the coronavirus have almost doubled since health officials announced 16 cases at the start of the week, it was announced yesterday. The Omicron strain accounted for 31 of the cases where typing was available. The news came as...

David Burt instructed a senior civil servant to ensure Ewart Brown was compensated for financial losses at his two clinics after the One Bermuda Alliance government slashed fees for medical scans. The Premier sent the letter to the permanent secretar...

New travel regulations on unvaccinated visitors to the island have been eased for minors – two days after the rules came into effect. Regulations that came into force on Monday initially required non-residents of 12 and older to be fully immunise...

The Minister of Health has urged members of the community to get their Covid-19 booster jab as soon as possible in order to stay safe over the Christmas period. Kim Wilson said: “If you want to stay safe over the Christmas holidays, now is the time ...

A scientist’s hunch nine months ago put the island’s Covid-19 test programme ahead of the curve in quickly tracking the Omicron variant of the virus. The new strain was second-guessed earlier this year by Bermudian geneticist Carika Weldon of the Mol...

Students across seven year groups at Bermuda High School were forced to study from home yesterday as a result of positive Covid-19 cases being detected. Linda Parker, the school’s head teacher, sent a letter to parents on Sunday advising that owing...

A radiation therapy unit has had its accreditation renewed by a top oncology institute. The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) announced its accreditation from the American College of Radiology today. David Serratore, the medical physicist at th...

New travel regulations, including the ability for residents to use their pre-departure test as an arrival test if returning within 72 hours, came into effect yesterday. Three changes, which have been brought to streamline border protocols, apply to a...

At least 16 of the island’s 35 active coronavirus cases are of the Omicron variant, it was announced last night. It means the number of active Omicron cases has gone up from two when figures were released on December 9. The news came as 20 people tes...