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A private school has announced it will use lateral flow tests for the coronavirus for its pupils and staff.
Saltus is one of several private schools to offer the tests, which will be administered at home.
Deryn Lavell, the head of the school, said th...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A shipment of 2,300 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive on today’s flight from the UK.
Priority will be given to people in need of first and second doses of the jab.
But Ayo Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said eligible pupils an...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has accused Government of poor planning after it closed schools at short notice.
Public school pupils were due to go back to the classroom today for the start of the new academic year.
But on Tuesday Diallo Rabain,...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s Covid-19 death toll has risen to 35, it was announced last night.
Health officials added that 225 new cases of the coronavirus had been detected among 10,984 test results that had come back since the last update – a positivity rate of 2 ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team of health professionals working with the intellectually disabled has moved to new offices.
The Community Intellectual Disability Team – which provides a range of services for intellectual disability clients and their families at home – was pr...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Saltus Middle and Senior schools will not welcome students back to campus this week after more than 40 staff had potential Covid-19 exposure.
However the school’s Cavendish and Upper Primary departments will open as scheduled.
In a notice sent out ye...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government is to tighten Covid-19 safety rules in public schools – just 24 hours after it claimed that stricter regulations were not needed.
The announcement came after one public school – the Bermuda Institute – revealed tonight that it will be ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 1,000 seniors are receiving financial assistance, according to Government figures.
Tinee Furbert, the minister of social development and seniors, yesterday said that 1,037 seniors were currently received aid from the Department of Financial...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda College has introduced a raft of safety measures including weekly saliva testing for students in light of the prevalence of the Covid-19 Delta variant.
As of August 30, students returning to-face-to-face classes must show a negative Covid-19...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A psychological and psychiatric treatment centre has teamed up with the University of the West Indies to offer internship opportunities to those entering the field of mental health.
Solstice, Bermuda’s largest private mental health organisation, said...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan