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Motorists should not venture out onto the roads this weekend unless they have a valid reason for doing so, police have warned.
Martin Weekes, the Assistant Commissioner of Police said that officers and Royal Bermuda Regiment personnel will be out in ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Free face masks are to be given to the homeless in a joint initiative by the City of Hamilton and the Department of Health.
Meanwhile, the City said it has hired a private company to conduct an assessment of homelessness in Bermuda while government i...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Several vaccinated seniors at a residential home tested positive for Covid-19 and then retested as negative, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The elderly residents had no symptoms and were isolated from others until the results of the retests were know...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
More than 2,000 people have now tested positive for Covid since reported numbers began, the Health Minister said last night.
The “ominous” milestone came as Government said 37 new cases were reported out of 1,528 test results received - a test posit...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hospital services could be “tested” if the island was hit by another surge in Covid-19 cases, according to a senior doctor.
Wesley Miller, the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Chief of Staff, called for everyone to get vaccinated in order to take pressure o...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A special exemption for the construction of a St George’s resort to continue during lockdown has been scrapped after two days, the developers said last night.
Construction bosses had queried why work at the St Regis was being allowed to carry on when...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public is being to call before visiting King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with Covid-19 symptoms.
In an animated video, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said patients should check the Covid-19 checklist online.
The video adds: “Think you still need me...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Young people grappling with the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic can now benefit from a virtual group therapy programme.
Connect Virtual is a Zoom-based programme initiated by Solstice, a psychological and psychiatric treatment centre in Pembroke.
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DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Another person has died of Covid-19, the Health Minister announced last night.
It brings the total number of Covid-19-related deaths in Bermuda to 17.
Kim Wilson said: “This is devastating news, and I extend my sincerest condolences to the families a...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s vaccination drive will ramp up beginning this weekend when vaccination centres at the hospital and at Bermuda College start administering the jab on Sundays and in the evenings.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, also appealed for all of the ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell