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The Government has released a series of dementia help cards designed to help people with the condition.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said the cards contained basic information about the holder, such as their name and...
DATE: Oct 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students of Warwick Academy were given Covid-19 Lateral Flow Tests on Saturday as part of a programme designed to get them back to in-person learning.
The tests were distributed between 9am and 3pm and the students tested themselves last night ahead...
DATE: Oct 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Some healthcare professionals are perpetuating myths that home remedies are able to treat Covid-19, according to Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer.
And he urged them to honour their Hippocratic oath – to “do no harm”.
Ayo Oyinloye was speaking during a...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The current Covid-19 crisis dominated debate during the Motion to Adjourn in the Senate yesterday.
The Opposition’s Marcus Jones began the session urging everyone to follow government safety regulations and guidelines.
He claimed that the current spi...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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