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A senior doctor appealed to people yesterday to keep wearing masks to protect themselves and others against Covid-19 – after the Government relaxed public health rules.
Wesley Miller, the Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board, was speaking af...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Primary Stroke Centre has been granted an international award for its quality of service
Accreditation Canada gave the centre its Stroke Distinction Award after a series of interviews with BHB staff, stroke patients and ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who started writing poetry as a teenager will show others how they can use the art form to deal with emotions at a workshop this week.
Patricka Ferguson said that people who had never written poems before could find that the experience was no...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A more contagious version of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected on the island last month.
But medics said they did not expect an increase in hospitalisations because the symptoms of the new strain – BA.2 or “stealth Omicron” – were similar ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Computer challenges have caused delays to HIP and FutureCare statements, according to the Health Insurance Department.
A spokeswoman said that a problem with invoice software had meant that billing statements for the month of April had not been gener...
DATE: Apr 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Covid-19 has claimed another life, it was announced last night.
The news brought the death toll from the pandemic up to 129.
Health officials added that Caribbean Public Health Agency tests had shown the presence of the Omicron BA. 2 variant among t...
DATE: Apr 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A careers fair, awards ceremony, panel discussion and workshop are to be held this week as part of Public Health Week.
The Department of Health has asked the public to participate in the series of virtual and in-person events taking place from April...
DATE: Apr 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has recorded another Covid-19 death, health officials revealed yesterday.
The news brought the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic to 128.
But Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the number of active cases continued to fall.
The island...
DATE: Apr 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Top health officials reported one more Covid-19 death as social distancing restrictions are further eased from tomorrow
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Coronavirus vaccinations will continue even after a Hamilton clinic shuts tomorrow, the health minister said.
Kim Wilson said the vaccination centre would be available at several other sites, including the former Crisson’s jewellery store on Front St...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly