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People struggling from alcoholism and drug addiction have been assured they will not have to “suffer in silence” during the Covid-19 pandemic. Health experts have warned that those dependent on alcohol and drugs are more likely to relapse as their ro...

The threshold for the importation of medical cannabis has rocketed to 2,000 grams a year from an annual limit of just one gram per year. A spokeswoman for the health ministry said the Government was “processing an application for a commercial importe...

Police officers have ditched their ties as part of the fight against Covid-19. A police spokesman said: “While no clinical studies have demonstrated cross transmission of bugs via neckties, they have in some instances been found to be contaminated by...

Health officials will visit vulnerable seniors to ensure they have enough groceries and medication to stay well during the Covid-19 crisis. The Ministry of Health’s Ageing and Disability Services will conduct wellness checks from tomorrow. Kim Wilson...

A fresh supply of equipment to protect healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis has arrived — but it did not include N95 respirators. However, David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday that shipment of equipment from China was expected to arriv...

An extra 48 new beds arrived at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today. Judy Richardson, Chief of Nursing at Bermuda Hospitals Board, said: “When the beds were ordered originally last year, it was part of a life-cycle replacement programme. “How...

People across the island united last night in a massive show of support for essential workers after a social media rallying cry. Vivienne Rochhead, from St George’s, said that the minute-long “clap session” she and friends organised had turned out to...

A countrywide curfew from 8pm to 6am will be imposed from tomorrow, the Premier announced last night. David Burt added it would be a “rolling curfew”, which can be imposed for up to three days at a time. Curfew breakers will face up to six months in...

Another 400 Covid-19 test kits are expected to arrive on Tuesday, the Premier said yesterday. The news came after he announced two more positive tests, which took the number of Covid-19 cases to 17. Mr Burt said: “The Minister of Health has confirmed...

A hero Bermudian nurse in the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic in America said he fought down his own fear to keep on treating the patients in his care. Davon Adams, a nurse in a level-one trauma centre in Washington, admitted he “would be lying i...