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A staff member at a pharmacy in Hamilton has tested positive for the coronavirus, it was revealed today.
Management of People’s Pharmacy said it had been confirmed that a staff member at the Victoria Street branch was infected.
A spokeswoman for the ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Senior school students at Bermuda High School for Girls will move to remote learning on Monday.
In a note to parents, head of school Linda Parker said the private school had no Covid-19 positive cases among its staff or student body, but was taking ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Protests against the use of masks and vaccinations in the fight against Covid-19 have been postponed, police said today.
A message that circulated on social media last Sunday said a march would start at City Hall tomorrow.
But a police spokesman said...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
People desperate to take a Covid-19 test may have to wait until Christmas for an appointment after a surge in demand.
Residents have complained of having calls to a Government hotline go unanswered, while those booking online have been unable to get ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Travellers to Bermuda will now be able to use an at-home self-testing kit in order to come to the Island.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has teamed up with US pharmacy chain Costco to provide the PCR saliva Covid-19 tests.
Customers of the retail gia...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A plunge in road traffic accident statistics coincided with the island’s Covid-19 lockdown, while accidents peaked in July, according to figures released by Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Hospital statistics for January through February showed 133 crash ca...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man yesterday denied being the host of two parties that broke Government protection regulations.
Clifton Powell Ross, 37, pleaded not guilty to two counts of hosting an event called Pandemic Saturdays – Wet and Wild Edition that had more than 50 pe...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Depression and anxiety are on the rise among young people, according to the Family Centre, as cases of Covid-19 surge on the island.
The charity reminded the community its team was “ready to assist you without judgment” at no out-of-pocket cost to fa...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Hospitals Board is to begin restricted visits tomorrow at its acute care units because of the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the community.
The restrictions were last in place in June, because of the pandemic.
Norma Smith, vice president...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda now has 103 an active cases of the coronavirus as the Ministry of Health reported that ten more people tested positive yesterday.
The new cases were identified in 762 test results that came back to the ministry yesterday and bring the total...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter