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Travellers, including Bermudians, who arrive on the island without proof of vaccination against the coronavirus will be under a requirement to quarantine “until there is no longer a global pandemic”, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt was speakin...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Reaching herd immunity against the coronavirus in a month’s time could prove elusive, but the island’s ultimate goal is to eliminate local transmission of the virus, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt said the target was for 70 per cent of the po...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drive-through vaccination centre will be in operation today.
According to The Royal Bermuda Regiment, the service will be available from 10am until 2pm at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel’s Turtle Hill golf club car park. Entrance is from South Shore...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents who do not take the Covid-19 vaccine could be unlawfully discriminated against, according to the Human Rights Commission.
And the organisation has warned that Government must allow for people’s exceptions in personal circumstances before it...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government made “significant investments” to allow civil servants to work from home, the Premier said yesterday.
However no decision has yet been made about keeping Government employees at home to work as a cost-cutting measure.
In a wide-ranging...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors will host an online panel discussion on holistic wellness today.
Tinee Furbert, the minister for seniors, said Government had received requests for information on the subject from families and care give...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Landlords are being urged not to evict tenants who have lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jason Hayward, the minister of labour, made the appeal this afternoon after receiving reports that people who could not pay their rent a...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of active Covid cases has dropped significantly, the Minister of Health revealed last night.
Kim Wilson said there were now 601 active cases after five people tested positive for the coronavirus out of the latest 512 results.
The number of...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The number of doctors and nurses who have now received Covid-19 vaccinations has increased significantly, it was announced last night.
At the Government’s weekly Covid press conference, Dr Wesley Miller, Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief of staff, said...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Restaurant owners warned yesterday the pandemic-hit industry is now “hanging by a thread”.
Now members of the trade have banded together in a bid to stave off the threat of closures.
The move came in the wake of an indoors dining ban until June 24 ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell