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The biochemist in charge of the main coronavirus screening laboratory said last night the tests used on the island were “very sensitive”. Carika Weldon added the key to a reduction in false results was to get the right sample from patients. Dr Weldon...

Bus and ferry services will not return to the island until proper physical distancing measures are in place on vehicles, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said that a team was “working to resume publ...

More than 100 new Covid-19 tests revealed no additional cases of the virus, the Ministry of Health said last night. A spokeswoman for the ministry said 104 results were received yesterday, but none were positive. The results mean the number of Covid-...

The laboratory where Bermuda’s first on-island Covid-19 testing was carried out is expected to have its government contract changed. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the arrangement with Helix Genetic and Scientific Solutions would be “r...

Pharmacies have introduced new safety precautions and regulations for prescriptions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The rules include a maximum of two months’ supply of medicine for chronic conditions and an extension from five days’ emergency ...

The asthma charity of Bermuda was forced to cancel its public demonstration for World Asthma Day today for public safety. But Tracy Nash, the director of asthma education at Open Airways, said that it was still important for people with asthma to tak...

Traffic wardens will give advice on physical distancing and mask-wearing in the City of Hamilton, police said today. A statement from the Bermuda Police Service explained: “The BPS would like to advise the public that as retail businesses in the City...

Two fire stations were closed this weekend after a firefighter tested positive for the coronavirus. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said yesterday the stations were shut for “deep cleaning” and the infected firefighter had been quara...

Seniors with memory problems are at higher risk of danger under the shelter-in-place regulations, a doctor warned yesterday. Jo-Ann Cousins-Simpson, of Bermuda Alzheimer’s & Memory Services — known as Beams — said that strict rules imposed to limit ...

The Leader of the Opposition joined the Premier last night to signal a united front in the battle against Covid-19. Craig Cannonier took a place alongside David Burt and Cabinet ministers and asked the public to “stick together to eradicate” the dise...