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A queue of about 50 people lined up outside the Perot Post Office yesterday as travellers waited to get coronavirus tests.
The line stretched into Queen Elizabeth Park, off Queen Street, in Hamilton, at about 11am as visitors and returned residents t...
DATE: Aug 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three positive cases of Covid-19 were imported on the JetBlue flight from New York on Friday, the Ministry of Health reported over the weekend.
All were residents who did not have pre-departure tests, and contact tracing began on Saturday to isolate ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Health Council has launched surveys to gather feedback from the public, providers and insurers on the use and offering of telehealth services. Telehealth has been an important part of the response to COVID and an innovation that has its place wi...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
No new cases of Covid-19 were found on the island yesterday after 561 test results came back clear for the coronavirus.
The island’s total confirmed cases of the illness remained at 159, with five active cases under public health monitoring and none ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The next Chief Medical Officer was announced yesterday as the Government confirmed that Cheryl Peek-Ball will leave the post at the end of this month.
Ayoola Oyinloye arrived in Bermuda this week and will join the Ministry of Health after his quarant...
DATE: Aug 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A teenager who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules will not face punishment, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson said at the regular Covid-19 briefing that the returned resident, who arrived back on the island from Atlanta last month, was “pu...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 730 coronavirus tests came back clear yesterday.
A total of 732 results were logged by the Ministry of Health and none were positive.
The news meant the number of positive results remained at 159, with 145 recovered.
There are five active c...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Public transport users were reminded yesterday to follow Covid-19 rules when travelling on buses and ferries.
The Department of Public Transportation highlighted that all passengers must wear a face mask and maintain a distance of 3ft from others.
A ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Enforcement action could be taken if Covid-19 rules are broken, the Ministry of Health reminded residents.
A spokeswoman added that investigations into two quarantine breaches last month were handed over to police, although one has since closed.
She ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island’s confirmed cases of Covid-19 remained at 159 yesterday, after 643 test results all came in negative.
There were five active cases of the illness, all under public health monitoring, with none in hospital.
A total of 145 had recovered, and...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell