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The impact of Covid-19 has been harder on the black population than others, the health minister revealed yesterday.
Kim Wilson said that 88 per cent, or seven, of the eight deaths linked to the coronavirus were black people.
She added: “As we have se...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
No more care home cases of Covid-19 have been found after testing across the sector was completed at the weekend, the Ministry of Health said last night.
A spokeswoman added that the results for all 21 homes had now come back and the number of cases ...
DATE: May 14, 2020
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Health
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Two more test results for Covid-19 came back positive, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
They were among 153 results received and took the total number of confirmed cases to 121.
The ministry said that 66 people have recovered from the disease. ...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Primary-school children from Warwick Academy have thanked frontline workers for their “superhero” efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic in a special video.
The banner on the video, posted on social media, said: “To all the brave men and woman on the f...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The island’s top nurse praised her staff yesterday for their selfless devotion to duty over the Covid-19 crisis.
Judy Richardson said she had never been so proud to be a member of the profession.
Ms Richardson added: “We have not shied away from the ...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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Health
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Covid-19 testing meant that Bermuda became tenth in the world for screening per capita, according to an online data site.
Worldometer figures showed that the island performed 4,489 tests — the figure as of 3pm on Monday, which worked out at 72.08 per...
DATE: May 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of lives lost to Covid-19 has risen to eight, it was revealed yesterday.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said she was “deeply saddened” to report another fatality over the weekend.
She said that the details of the victim would not be rele...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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No new cases of Covid-19 were recorded by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
A total of 166 test results came back negative, meaning Bermuda had still recorded 118 positive cases overall.
The number of people in hospital dropped from 15 to 11; 36 pe...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Hospital staff are not required to be tested for Covid-19, but that policy could change, according to the top doctor at Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Michael Richmond, Chief of Staff at the BHB, said yesterday that employees were encouraged to get tested ...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The president of a nurses organisation said that the efforts of healthcare workers over the Covid-19 pandemic made appreciation day for the profession this month even more important.
Renée Faulcon, the president of the Bermuda Nurses Association, sai...
DATE: May 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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