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A charity dedicated to fighting cancer is struggling to make ends meet in the wake of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has launched an appeal to raise $200,000 as it faces increased costs and a loss of revenue.
A spokeswoman said: “With...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Blu Bar and Grill issued an apology for a lapse in social distancing filmed at a Friday night fundraiser.
Blu, at Belmont Drive in Warwick, said it would close for two days to train staff in guidelines for protection against the Covid-19 pandemic.
It...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has no active cases of Covid-19 after two patients with the disease recovered, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, added that 185 new coronavirus tests had come back and all were clear.
She said: “...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Premier dismissed “malicious messages” on social media last night that criticised the island’s Covid-19 test laboratories.
David Burt defended the abilities of Carika Weldon, a Bermudian biochemist and researcher at the Oxford Genomics Centre, pa...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All five seniors’ homes hit by Covid-19 have been declared free of the virus, the Ministry of Health said today.
The Matilda Smith Williams Seniors Residence in Devonshire had the most cases, with 28 staff and patients affected.
Testing on everyone a...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that, due to inclement weather, this afternoon’s Covid-19 pop-up testing scheduled to take place at the Shelly Bay MarketPlace has been cancelled.
Individuals who had scheduled an appointment for to...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The island marked 12 days yesterday without a new case of Covid-19 infection.
The milestone was achieved after 46 coronavirus tests came back clear and the first scheduled commercial flight since air travel was all but grounded was due to touch down ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The MarketPlace today announced an extension of its partnership with the Ministry of Health to offer pop-up Covid-19 testing at select stores across the island.
We fully support the Government’s efforts in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A strain of the H1N1 virus capable of infecting humans does not pose an immediate threat to Bermuda, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
The Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences published a scientific study on Monday that showed a strain...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Government received 106 Covid-19 test results yesterday — none of which were positive.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said the island still has only two active cases of the virus, with one patient in hospital and the second under active...
DATE: Jul 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes