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A Covid-19 “safe key“ pilot scheme designed to allow people who have just tested clear for the coronavirus or who have been fully vaccinated to dine indoors in restaurants and take part in large events has been launched.
But 4,500 people need to com...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just two new cases of Covid-19 were recorded today and the number of active cases fell to 136, the health minister announced last night.
Kim Wilson said there were still nine people in hospital, two of them in intensive care.
She added the island’s ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
When a doctor’s 93-year-old grandmother was admitted to hospital with Covid-19, he knew there was not much that could be done to help her.
Kyjuan Brown knew treatment options for people with the coronavirus were very limited.
But he was aware of a ch...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
⋅ Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States to treat tropical diseases and scabies. It is not FDA-approved for the treatment or prevention of Covid-19, but the agency has given special “com...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s vaccination certificates were not designed for use on the island, but were issued for “foreign travel, education, or medical treatment”, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
A ministry spokeswoman added there was no on-island use for the ...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An insurance firm is to give away health goodie bags to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
CG Insurance said the move was designed to thank people who had got the jabs.
Beth Frazier, CG’s chief operating officer for health, said: “This...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The number of active coronavirus cases has dropped again as three days of test results revealed 11 new infections, it was announced last night.
Health officials said the new cases were among 3,359 test results from last Thursday, Friday and Saturday....
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 100 people yesterday took part in a second car rally protesting against the Government’s Covid-19 regulations.
Cars and bikes gathered outside Bernard Park for the start of the rally, which was significantly smaller than the first protes...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government intends to launch a “Covid safe key” programme to open up opportunities for those who have been vaccinated or recently tested negative for Covid-19.
A Government spokeswoman confirmed tonight that a pilot programme had been launched, and t...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s position on Britain’s “amber list” of Covid-19 travel restrictions is “not surprising” in light of the island’s current designation of community transmission for the virus, the Premier said.
But David Burt said he was “confident” that a rev...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell