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Covid-19 tests of residents and staff at the island’s 21 nursing homes will be completed by mid-May, the health minister promised last night. Kim Wilson said that five homes had already been tested, including the two that have had outbreaks of the c...

Four hospital staff tested positive for Covid-19 after they were screened “due to associations with community outbreaks, symptoms or known exposures”. A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said last night that 29 tests were carried out on staff suspe...

Residents have been urged to be patient about what the end of shelter in place restrictions will mean when the order is lifted at 6am on Saturday. A police spokesman said this afternoon: “There have been numerous calls to the Bermuda Police Service a...

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted “deep-rooted inequities and gaps in our country’s social safety net”, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union said tonight. Armell Thomas, speaking on the eve of International Workers’ Day, asked the G...

A Pan American Health Organisation expert helped one of Bermuda’s laboratories set up for coronavirus tests. Lionel Gresh, of the PAHO Health Emergencies Department, said that a “good working relationship” continued with Helix Genetic and Scientific ...

Covid-19 deaths might already have reached at least 25 without a government-imposed lockdown, a worst-case disease spread model has suggested. Figures released by the Government showed that without precautions, the island could have seen more than 12...

The Ministry of National Security is advising the public of the new swabbing schedule for essential workers requiring Covid-19 testing. Effective now through Friday, essential workers can schedule their appointment from 2pm until 7pm. Walk-ins are al...

The charity Family Centre expects a “significant uptick” in those requiring its help, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ripples through the community. Sandy De Silva, the charity’s director of services, said Covid-19 challenges would mean “an...

Another British Government-organised air bridge flight touched down Friday night with a cargo of extra Covid-19 test kits and other medical supplies — as well as 97 Bermuda residents who were stranded in Britain. John Rankin, the Governor, said “I am...

A sixth Covid-19 related death was recorded in Bermuda, the Premier confirmed last night. It was understood the person was a resident at the Westmeath Residential and Nursing Home, where 13 cases, including two staff members, were confirmed earlier. ...