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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
Thousands of people had signed a petition by last night to ask the Government not to impose travel restrictions on unvaccinated residents.
But David Burt, the Premier, insisted the country would stay on course to keep the island safe from the coronav...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s decision to shut down the island and its economy for the next two months as part of the battle against Covid-19 yesterday got a mixed reaction from business leaders yesterday.
The Bermuda Employers’ Council said that Government’s pla...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Covid-19 vaccination drive has been given a booster shot of $25,000 from a hotel owners’ group.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said that the sooner “herd immunity” could be reached, the sooner the island’s ho...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell