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People who come down with Covid-19 are more likely to suffer blood clots than people who have had the vaccine against the disease, Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer said at the weekend.
Ayo Oyinloye added the risk of blood clots from some vaccines suc...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Tough restrictions to fight Covid-19 will continue for another two months, the Premier said last night.
David Burt said the clampdown would continue until June 24 - but that a gradual easing was possible.
He added: “The Government’s hope is for the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The One Bermuda Alliance last night slammed the Government for poor bookkeeping over payments to the operators of the new airport.
Scott Pearman, the Opposition transport spokesman, hit out after it was revealed that the Government had overpaid Skyp...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier last night urged people to get tested and to get vaccinated.
In his national address, David Burt said simply: “Get tested!”
He added: “Testing is easily accessible to anyone who wants or needs it. There is no wait for testing in Bermuda. ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda was last night hailed as a world-class destination for sports events after the climax of the weekend’s international sailing tournament.
Sir Russell Coutts, the CEO of race series SailGP, said it was unlikely that any other country could have...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A tour boat operator has appealed to the Government to back the industry after the loss of thousands of dollars of bookings for high-profile yacht race SailGP because of Covid-19 restrictions.
The operator – who asked not to be identified – said the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Wil Weber: 1941-2021
An engineer whose innovations transformed the island’s soft drinks industry has died.
Wil Weber was 78.
Mr Weber, who was born in Chicago, had a 55-year career in a family industry – his great-grandfather, Phillip Weber, mov...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The Government’s claim that 70 per cent of the population will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of next month was last night questioned by the Opposition.
Michael Dunkley, the One Bermuda Alliance shadow health minister, raised concerns afte...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Westgate inmate has spent almost a month on lockdown because of a row over Covid-19 tests, his family has claimed.
His mother said the prisoner, who is asthmatic with narrow nasal passages, had reacted badly to the PCR test for the coronavirus a ye...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former Bermuda Idol winner who needs life-saving medical treatment overseas has been airlifted to a hospital in Boston.
Latosha Codrington, a singer in clubs and churches across the island, suffered a heart attack last Tuesday and later developed ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan