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The Covid-19 curfew will be extended for another two weeks, the Premier announced yesterday.
The midnight to 5am curfew will remain in force until February 2 at least.
But David Burt said other restrictions will be relaxed from tomorrow.
The changes ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s first code of practice for dealing with people with psychiatric problems has been introduced.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board document was drawn up to create “safe, effective and consistent” standards of care for the mentally ill.
Preston Sw...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A doctor opened his relocated medical centre yesterday – the culmination of a project that spanned more than five years and was faced by “many challenges”.
JJ Soares said the HMC-Burnaby Urgent Care & Medical Imaging clinic will offer a range of ser...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of 13 new coronavirus cases were announced by health officials last night.
There were ten cases that came in from overseas and three on-island transmissions that involved residents.
Two of the three local cases were linked to known contacts a...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former director of pathology at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has died.
Keith Cunningham, the hospital’s first Black staff doctor when he joined in 1970, was 86.
Dr Cunningham dedicated his career to the development pathology in Bermuda.
He al...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
More than 5,000 residents have registered for the coronavirus vaccine, the health minister revealed last night.
Kim Wilson made the announcement as it was reported that three more people had tested positive for Covid-19 but the number of active cases...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hi-tech thermal detectors have been introduced in hospitals as part of a pilot programme to measure temperatures without contact with staff.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said two brands of monitor have been in use since Christmas Eve – two at the King...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of three new cases of coronavirus have been detected – two classed as on-island transmissions with known contacts.
The third was a resident who flew home on the Air Canada flight last Friday from Toronto, and tested positive on the Day 4 test...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The leader of an anti-substance abuse charity said it hoped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to help the organisation expand.
Leslie Grant, the executive director of Focus Counselling Services, added there were plans for building proj...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Men who struggled with substance abuse problems have revealed how a charity had helped them make positive changes in their lives.
Clients of Focus Counselling Services said the organisation’s programmes supported their paths to recovery.
One, whose ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
