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More than 40 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged – and pushed the number of active cases to in excess of 100, it was revealed last night.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said the 41 infections were identified among 2,003 test results that ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Drive-in movies scheduled for the Easter weekend by the City of Hamilton have been postponed because of an increase in coronavirus infections.
Fresh Air Films: Drive in Edition, sponsored by HSBC, planned to run from April 1 to 3 in Bull’s Head car p...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has issued new guidelines on quarantine procedures following the recent spike in Covid-19 cases.
Dr. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said there was confusion around the issue after scores of schoolchildren were ordered to quara...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
All students, teachers and staff at Dellwood Middle Schools have been ordered to quarantine for 14 days, the education ministry said this morning.
The school closure comes at the direction of Chief Medical Officer Dr Ayoola Oyinloye based on an upda...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Tougher visiting regulations have been imposed at rest homes after a massive spike in coronavirus cases.
The Royal Gazette has obtained a copy of a letter issued by the Chief Medical Officer which ordered care homes to revert to Phase 1 of the Co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 25 per cent rise in family cases in the courts and a 30 per cent spike in domestic abuse protection orders over the last year were probably sparked by the Covid pandemic, MPs have been told.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said there had ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The scientist at the forefront of the island’s fight against coronavirus has appealed to the public to take health precautions seriously after she completed almost a full year of work without a day off.
Carika Weldon, a geneticist and head of the Mol...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners against the new Covid-19 clampdown are to organise a protest, it was revealed yesterday.
The organisers claimed that new restrictions were imposed by the Government in a bid to control the public.
A WhatsApp message appealed to supporte...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The last surviving child of a family of more than 20 children celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday.
Dorothy Pearman hit the milestone at the Sylvia Richards care home in St George’s, where she celebrated with her six children and three sons-in-law...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson