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Tougher visiting regulations have been imposed at rest homes after a massive spike in coronavirus cases.
The Royal Gazette has obtained a copy of a letter issued by the Chief Medical Officer which ordered care homes to revert to Phase 1 of the Co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The scientist at the forefront of the island’s fight against coronavirus has appealed to the public to take health precautions seriously after she completed almost a full year of work without a day off.
Carika Weldon, a geneticist and head of the Mol...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Vaccination against the coronavirus today opened to all residents over the age of 16.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, told the House of Assembly that the Government’s vaccination campaign was “our best chance of moving beyond the pandemic”.
She said...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new round of Covid-19 restrictions is a “body blow” to the hospitality sector’s bid to bounce back from the crisis, a top restaurateur said last night.
Phillip Barnett of Island Restaurant Group, which owns the Hog Penny, Brew and the Pickled Onio...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government’s Covid-19 information hotline will have its hours cut from tomorrow.
The hotline - 444-2498 - will be open from 9am to 8pm every day.
It earlier operated between 8am and 10pm.
DATE: Mar 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The education minister tonight signalled the public school system could move to remote learning if coronavirus cases continued to increase.
Diallo Rabain said: "The decision to move to remote learning is not to be made lightly as the massive disrupti...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Premier’s Concert tomorrow was cancelled tonight - but it will go ahead on a virtual basis.
The move came after tougher health and safety regulations were introduced in the wake of a jump in coronavirus cases.
It had been planned to have close to...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A total of 16 new coronavirus infections were identified at the weekend - which brought the number of active cases to 68.
The news came as the Government announced tougher measures to fight a recent spike in cases – many of them the more virulent UK ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The curfew period was lengthened today in a bid to fight a spike in coronavirus cases - and the spread of the deadlier UK variant.
David Burt, the Premier, said that from tomorrow, the night-time lockdown would begin at 11pm instead of midnight, but ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor