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Travellers to Bermuda will now be able to use an at-home self-testing kit in order to come to the Island.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has teamed up with US pharmacy chain Costco to provide the PCR saliva Covid-19 tests.
Customers of the retail gia...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A plunge in road traffic accident statistics coincided with the island’s Covid-19 lockdown, while accidents peaked in July, according to figures released by Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Hospital statistics for January through February showed 133 crash ca...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man yesterday denied being the host of two parties that broke Government protection regulations.
Clifton Powell Ross, 37, pleaded not guilty to two counts of hosting an event called Pandemic Saturdays – Wet and Wild Edition that had more than 50 pe...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Depression and anxiety are on the rise among young people, according to the Family Centre, as cases of Covid-19 surge on the island.
The charity reminded the community its team was “ready to assist you without judgment” at no out-of-pocket cost to fa...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Hospitals Board is to begin restricted visits tomorrow at its acute care units because of the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the community.
The restrictions were last in place in June, because of the pandemic.
Norma Smith, vice president...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda now has 103 an active cases of the coronavirus as the Ministry of Health reported that ten more people tested positive yesterday.
The new cases were identified in 762 test results that came back to the ministry yesterday and bring the total...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermuda College student has tested positive for the coronavirus, it was announced last night.
Classes for the semester ended last week, and final examinations are being carried out remotely, but the college decided to close campus yesterday, except...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public schools are to close their classrooms and move to remote learning for the rest of the term as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was revealed yesterday.
The announcement came after 24 more cases of the coronavirus were recorded – which brou...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pupils and staff at CedarBridge Academy were told to quarantine for two weeks after a possible exposure to Covid-19.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, instructed that the stay-at-home order was in pl...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Rum firm Gosling’s has closed its shops after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus.
Now all staff are being tested and the firm will undergo deep cleaning before it reopens.
Nancy Gosling, the president and chief executive officer, said that...
DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter