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Books, newspapers and electronic devices kept customers occupied as they queued to use a bank on Front Street yesterday.
People wearing face masks and coverings waited in lines to get into HSBC’s Harbourview Centre.
A spokeswoman for the bank said: “...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Health Council announced the release of HealthIQ, a simple online tool that will help us as a community in our efforts to progress from phase one through phase four of COVID19 restrictions.
Each member of the public is encouraged to go to He...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A single case of Covid-19 was recorded out of 636 test results received between Tuesday and yesterday.
The solitary diagnosis brought the island’s total number of cases to 111. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said last night that a total of more ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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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...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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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...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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 ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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...
DATE: Apr 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
