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Sunday services has been called off for Bermuda’s Anglican Churches, its leader said today.
The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, the Bishop of Bermuda, said the church would temporarily seek “different ways of uniting in worship and prayer” after arriva...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Work permit holders whose children are returning to the island between today and tomorrow should immediately contact the department.
The Ministry of National Security advised that the Department of Immigration is liaising with the airlines servicing ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Work continues to allow public school pupils to continue their studies despite schools being shuttered, the national security minister said today.
Wayne Caines said that the Ministry of Education was “working towards implementing remote learning for...
DATE: Mar 19, 2020
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Health
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A total of 90 coronavirus test kits are now on the island and more are expected by the end of the week, the Premier’s Office said last night.
A spokeswoman said the testing equipment already here — which can give a result in as little as 24 hours — w...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermudian student in self-quarantine appealed for others to do what they could to curb the potential spread of Covid-19.
Isabella Zuill-McKenzie, a student at London Metropolitan University, went into self-quarantine on Sunday after she returned to...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Catholic Church suspended Masses yesterday — including funerals — amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bishop Wieslaw Spiewak said that priests across the island would celebrate Mass alone “for the intentions of the people of his parish” and that committa...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A bulk supplier had to limit entry for shoppers yesterday as panic buying over the coronavirus pandemic entered its second week.
The management admitted a few people at a time at A&M Bulk on Devil’s Hole Hill in Smith’s, as bottled water, canned good...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Pupils from private schools closed amid fears about Covid-19 are still required to “be in school” during class hours, the education minister warned yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said in a letter sent to at least one private school that he had received “n...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has restricted services and delayed appointments as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
Lynne Woolridge, the CEO of the charity, said: “Our cancer patients are vulnerable to Covid-19. For this reason, we are committing t...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A gift shop set up to cater to the tourist trade has become a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Riihiluoma’s Flying Colours on Queen Street, Hamilton, has laid off 11 full-time staff on a temporary basis and closed its doors. The owners of the shop sa...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall