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Deaths increase to 154, with active cases up to 65 from 39 last week

The Bermuda Hospitals Board reported that having people from overseas “on-the-ground” cost $1.7 million but was $1.3 million under budget

A message circulating on social media warning that a new variant of the Covid-19 virus is far more dangerous than previous variants has been branded false by health chiefs. The message, which claims to be from the Ministry of Health, states that the ...

Medical waste trucked to the airport dump for storage is permitted to stay until the end of March – or further talks must be held with authorities about its fate. Shipping containers previously held at Southside got relocated after St David’s residen...

A jobs fair for people interested in a career in the health industry was swamped last week by more than 300 applicants, almost half of whom were unemployed. The fair, organised by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and held at the Hamilton Seventh Day Adve...

One new death linked to Covid-19 was recorded by health officials yesterday, bringing the island’s total confirmed fatalities of the pandemic to 153. The figures were posted on the Government’s Covid-19 “dashboard” online. It showed 39 active cases o...

Three families welcomed new additions over Christmas with three babies delivered on Christmas Day – with one couple getting an early surprise. Troyleta Franklin and Bilal Binns told Bermuda Hospitals Board they were set for Christmas at home togethe...

A health club raised more than $5,000 for a cancer charity. Court House Squash and Wellness partnered with 30 companies this year to raise funds for Pals Cancer Care and recently presented the organisation with a cheque for $5,680. The club’s gener...

A “highly infectious” Covid-19 variant is among two new strains now detected in Bermuda by health officials. The BF.7 Omicron variant, said to be three times as contagious as previous versions of the coronavirus, is present along with another strain ...

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bracing itself for an expected surge of respiratory illnesses as flu season approaches its peak period. Wesley Miller, Chief of Staff at the hospital, said the Bermuda’s Hospitals Board had seen an increase in res...