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Two new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bermuda, the health minister revealed last night.
Kim Wilson said that 35 test results had returned with 33 in the clear. The island’s total infections from the novel coronavirus now stands at 83.
Ms W...
DATE: Apr 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Businesses have raised more than $1 million for medical equipment for the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A BHB spokeswoman said the fundraising effort by Bermudian and international companies had pulled in $1,044,000 to help pay for essential medical suppl...
DATE: Apr 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A total of 23 Covid-19 cases linked to a seniors home were announced last night.
The infections at the Matilda Smith Williams Seniors Residence in Devonshire accounted for all but one of the 24 positive results from 80 test results revealed by Kim Wi...
DATE: Apr 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Mass screening of hospital staff for the coronavirus is yet to start because of a shortage of test equipment.
Only seven Bermuda Hospitals Board employees had been tested for Covid-19 by last Sunday. There were no positive results.
BHB chief of staff...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Newlyweds on a honeymoon cruise in the southern hemisphere on a ship badly affected by with Covid-19 have both contracted with the disease, it was revealed yesterday.
The Royal Gazette earlier reported that a 78-year-old Pembroke man who had been on ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shelter-in-place regulations to combat the spread of Covid-19 will be extended into next month, the Premier announced last night.
David Burt said the Cabinet had decided to prolong shelter-in-place restrictions by another two weeks until May 2 after ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda could suffer more than 350 Covid-19 deaths — even if people stick to strict shelter-in-place and quarantine rules.
David Burt, the Premier, said last week that public health experts had predicted a worst-case scenario where more than 700 peop...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The number of negative pressure rooms has been boosted by nine at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital as part of the effort to battle the spread of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said it had added four negative pressure rooms in the Emergenc...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Residents were reminded by the police today that curfew hours are between 7pm and 7am as the island faces an additional two weeks of shelter in place measures.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said the start time for the overnight restr...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Future Leaders Bermuda is encouraging Bermudians with the means to do so to consider how they can support the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic based on their own unique resources and capabilities.
The announcement made today by the org...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Press Release