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Seven new cases of coronavirus infection have brought the island’s total cases to 602, it was announced this evening.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the results came out of 715 new test results.
Four cases are local with known contacts, and t...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian nurse on the frontline of the pandemic in Washington DC has urged the public to be wary of misinformation about vaccines.
Davon Adams, who works in a level-one trauma centre, said he recently received the first of two scheduled doses of t...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former senior Anglican priest who was paralysed as a result of a fall in July will not be returning to the island.
Norman Lynas, the former Canon Residentiary at the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, fell down a set of steps in Bermuda on July 30, a...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An outbreak of coronavirus infections in the long term care unit at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is under investigation after another patient and staff member tested positive.
Michael Richmond, the chief executive and president of the Bermud...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Health tonight confirmed another 14 new cases of Covid-19 from the long weekend’s test results.
A spokeswoman said the new cases were among 2,805 test results that came back to health officials.
A total of six of the cases came in...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity that was struggling to survive through the summer now has a bright future, thanks to overwhelming community support.
Teen Haven saw costs rise steeply as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, while a general lack of fundraising activity affect...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s Covid-19 death toll hit double figures over the Christmas holiday after a senior died.
The death last Saturday was the tenth related to coronavirus infection.
Health officials also announced that 20 new coronavirus infections had been di...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s Covid-19 death toll moved into double figures after a victim died today.
Health officials also announced that 20 new coronavirus infections had been logged.
The number of deaths related to coronavirus infection now stands at ten.
Kim Wil...
DATE: Dec 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in one of Bermuda Hospitals Board’s “long-term care areas”, it was revealed tonight.
The cases came despite a BHB ban on long-term patients at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute and the King Edwa...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Eight new cases of coronavirus have been found out of 1,187 test results taken by the Ministry of Health.
There are 214 active cases, down from 223 reported yesterday. There are 83 cases under investigation.
Of the active cases, 211 are under publ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell