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Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia gives the following tips for helping loved ones with memory problems cope during the pandemic:
• If you feel it won’t cause unnecessary worry, try providing newspaper articles or watching daily news briefings toget...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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Health
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The Bermuda Post Office is seeking alternative routes for international mail, which has been halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokeswoman this afternoon said the BPO was “working diligently” with partners overseas, including the United States and B...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents were invited to help record the island’s generosity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Bermuda Chapter said it supported a project designed to “track the philanthropic response” to the coronavirus cri...
DATE: May 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man in need of an operation that can be done overseas only said yesterday he feared he may lose a limb because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
He said: “There’s a time limit or I’m going to end up losing my leg.”
But the man said that he had been...
DATE: May 16, 2020
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Health
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No new cases of Covid-19 were found in the latest set of results to come back to the health ministry, it was announced today.
A total of 82 test results were received and all were clear.
A spokeswoman said the island had recorded 123 confirmed cases ...
DATE: May 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A ninth death related to Covid-19 was reported by the Government yesterday.
The Ministry of Health received 45 test results with one positive — the individual who lost their life.
A government spokeswoman said there were 122 confirmed cases, with 47 ...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A government worker who waited two weeks for the result of her coronavirus screening said the delay was “unacceptable”.
The woman said: “It’s stressful, it plays on your mind. Even taking every precaution possible, there is still a chance you can ha...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The coronavirus pandemic could be the catalyst for people to live healthier lifestyles, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association said yesterday.
Debbie Jones added that international experience appeared to show that people who were healthie...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Emergency medical flights are more of a problem than ever because of the Covid-19 crisis, one of the island’s top health insurance professionals said yesterday.
BF&M’s Michelle Jackson said the impact of the airport closure, the scarcity of beds at o...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda’s health providers will next month update how they classify medical problems to help provide better coverage.
The Bermuda Health Council announced this morning it would shift its medical diagnostic coding system from ICD-9 to ICD-10, which it...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes