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The island’s total cases of Covid-19 held steady at 141 today, after 143 tests all came in negative.
There are now 19 active cases of the illness, with 11 people under public health monitoring.
Eight patients are in hospital, but none are in critical...
DATE: Jun 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity set up to support children through crises has relaunched its anti-domestic abuse campaign after an increase in reported incidents over the Covid-19 lockdown.
Family Centre reminded people of the need to protect defenceless young people.
San...
DATE: May 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
All 53 Covid-19 test results that came back yesterday were clear, the Ministry of Health said last night.
The number of confirmed cases in Bermuda remained at 139 with the death toll unchanged at nine.
A total of nine people aged between 66 and 91 ar...
DATE: May 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than $260,000 worth of coronavirus test kits bought from the Cayman Islands have never been used, the health ministry has said.
The 12,000 kits, flown to the island from London on April 24, were part of an order placed by the Cayman Islands from...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island today recorded six new cases of Covid-19, the health ministry said tonight.
The positive results were among 170 results that came back to officials.
The new infections brought the total number of cases to 139.
Kim Wilson, the health minist...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Five new cases of Covid-19 were among 229 test results that came back on Saturday, the health ministry said.
A spokeswoman for the ministry said that the total number of confirmed cases stood at 133.
She added there were 43 active cases of the diseas...
DATE: May 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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More than 1,000 people in Bermuda have taken a test to find out if they have antibodies to the novel coronavirus, with less than 3 per cent getting a positive result.
The Ministry of Health said yesterday the low figure was consistent with Bermuda ha...
DATE: May 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Advice from health officials to diabetics to properly manage the disease over the Covid-19 pandemic could be “unrealistic”, a doctor has warned.
Annabel Fountain, an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist, said that the Government’s list of “extreme...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three new cases of Covid-19 were discovered at a rest home, test results released last night revealed.
The health ministry said that “public health action” was under way to “contain and manage the situation” at the rest home.
The latest three cases —...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Saliva tests for Covid-19 could be introduced in the next few weeks, MPs heard yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, said that he hoped the procedure — less complicated than present methods — would be operational “as quickly as possible”.
He told a vir...
DATE: May 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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