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Bermuda is “on the right path” to rein in the latest Covid-19 outbreak, the Health Minister said last night.
She was speaking after revealing that there were just 12 positive cases found from the 578 latest test results.
Kim Wilson said the island w...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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Health
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“Valid questions” and “understandable concerns” may account for why half the nurses and more than a quarter of the doctors employed by Bermuda Hospitals Board have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to hospital chiefs.
Dr Wesley Miller...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
None of the 40 Covid-19 patients currently in hospital received a vaccine against the condition before they became ill.
Currently, 34 patients suffering from the virus are on two wards at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital – with a further six patient...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A supermarket has shut up shop for two days for cleaning in “an abundance of caution” after a spike in Covid-19 cases.
The MarketPlace chain said its Shelly Bay store would be closed until Friday.
The notice said: “The MarketPlace’s most urgent prior...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Regiment troops have been praised for their dedication to duty while enforcing stay-at-home safety regulations.
The Royal Bermuda Regiment was embodied last week after Government imposed strict public safety regulations in an effort to stem the recen...
DATE: Apr 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police are again telling people not to call 911 for queries on Covid-19 regulations.
It is the second time the police have issued the appeal to the public as they are being inundated with calls.
A police spokesman said: “Once again our communications...
DATE: Apr 20, 2021
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Health
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Another person has died from Covid-19 – the 20th since the start of the pandemic – the Ministry of Health announced last night.
The announcement came as Government released its latest Covid-19 figures, which included another 91 new cases among 2,100 ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A leading lab in the island’s battle against Covid-19 marked its one-year anniversary today.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Government Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory said its first year had been “a roller coaster”.
Its director, Carika Weldon, arrived ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Now that the stay at home order has been relaxed, companies and services are gradually re-opening or extending their in-person operating hours. This list will be continuously updated. If you wish to advise the public of a change in operating hours, p...
DATE: Apr 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Lamb Foggo urgent care centre in St David’s has reopened after closing for deep cleaning following a Covid case.
On Saturday a spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said: “The BHB advises that the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will not be o...
DATE: Apr 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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