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Just two coronavirus cases were logged yesterday, it was revealed last night.
The infections were among 3,665 test results that came back to health officials.
The tests – which covered last Thursday to Saturday – equated to a test positivity rate of...
DATE: May 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
More than 400 people got Covid-19 vaccine jabs at a walk-in clinic yesterday – a record for the service.
A total of 401 doses were administered between 10am and 2pm at the Transport Control Department in Pembroke.
David Burt, the Premier, who visited...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 1,000 people who have been vaccinated or have a clear Covid-19 test could turn out for the Bermuda Day Show.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Culture said entry to the National Sports Centre event will be open to essential workers who ha...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Another five coronavirus cases were confirmed last night – but the number of active infections dropped to 73.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said the new cases were among 1,029 test results received since yesterday.
Two of the cases came in from ov...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 1,834 parents have given permission for their children to take part in a schools saliva testing programme to help stop the spread of Covid-19, the education minister said.
Mr Rabain added the voluntary on-site programme would start in pub...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s top hospital physician yesterday appealed to people to get vaccinated after it was revealed thousands of doses had to be used before they were ruled out of date.
Nevin Williams, the director of the hospitalist service at the Bermuda Hosp...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of four new coronavirus cases were detected yesterday – but the number of active cases has dropped to less than 100.
The new cases were among 1,212 test results that came back to heath officials since the last update.
There are 85 active case...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
HSBC is to reopen its Church Street branch in Hamilton from Monday.
The branch will be open from 9am to 4pm.
Customers must wear face coverings or masks on the premises, in line with Government advice.
They were also advised to use online banking as ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
No new Covid-19 cases were found for the second time in less than a week yesterday as the number of active cases edged closer to 100.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said that 1,267 test results had been received since last night’s update, and none ...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Doctors are prescribing a drug to treat Covid-19 which health officials in Bermuda and overseas have warned against because of the risk of serious harm.
A handful of doctors are offering patients Ivermectin – an anti-parasitic medicine – with the kno...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor