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The island recorded one case of Covid-19 yesterday, which came in the day before on an Air Canada flight.
The case was among 393 test results that came back to the Ministry of Health yesterday. The rest were clear.
Bermuda has now logged 150 confirme...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Flight crews followed government health advice after passengers on an aircraft tested positive for the coronavirus when they landed in Bermuda, an airline said yesterday.
Three arrivals on Delta Air Lines services were found to have the virus after t...
DATE: Jul 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three new coronavirus cases are “a serious wake-up call” that the pandemic was still a threat, the Minister of Health warned yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that arrivals on the island must continue to limit their movements — even after two clear test res...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A third air arrival from the US who flew in this week has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Government said yesterday.
The Ministry of Health added that the case, a visitor to the island, was the only positive among 220 test results that came ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Green family has donated $50,000 to a charity under financial strain in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The family, which own the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, made the donation to the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, which launched an appe...
DATE: Jul 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two people infected with the coronavirus have been detected, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
The cases — both residents — were found as arrival screening was carried out on passengers from the Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta, the first sch...
DATE: Jul 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda’s run of negative Covid-19 tests continued yesterday after 317 that came back by the Ministry of Health were all clear.
The island has had 146 total confirmed cases.
The number of people who have died is nine and all 137 others have recovered...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The coronavirus tests used in Bermuda are highly unlikely to produce false results, the health ministry said.
A spokeswoman explained: “If a negative sample gets contaminated with a positive sample, you can potentially have a false positive, but ther...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda remained free of Covid-19 infection after another day of testing on Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said 138 new test results were received, but none were positive for the virus.
The spokeswoman added: “Bermuda has had 146 ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tracking bracelets used to monitor people quarantined because they contracted Covid-19 are the same type used in Hong Kong, the Premier has revealed.
David Burt explained how the trackers worked at Thursday’s coronavirus briefing — and said he had to...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell