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The Premier yesterday gave a stark warning he would not hesitate to “do what has been done in other places and shut down the entire country for a period of 14 days” if people failed to stick to quarantine rules.
David Burt warned that heavy fines or ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2020
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Health
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The health minister today slapped closure orders on a string of places and events to cut the spread of Covid-19.
Kim Wilson used public health laws to shut down schools, gyms, beauty salons, spas, barbers’ shops and church services, with the exceptio...
DATE: Mar 21, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The island will not know if community transmission of the coronavirus has started until more test results come in, the Premier said tonight.
But the Premier said he was “certain” that there were returning Bermudians who had flown in recently from the...
DATE: Mar 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An emergency flight set up to get US citizens in Bermuda home today has been cancelled.
A WestJet flight from Toronto to Bermuda to bring Bermudians home and transport Canadians back which was scheduled for today has also been cancelled.
A Government...
DATE: Mar 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians stranded in Canada and the United States by the Covid-19 pandemic are to be flown home this weekend, the Government revealed yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, added Government House was tackling the problem of more than 30 people trapped...
DATE: Mar 21, 2020
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New rules to ensure safety at grocery stores will take effect this morning.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce announced that the Government had implemented safety measures to keep residents safe amid the Covid-19 global health crisis.
It announced fou...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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An action plan to help some of the island’s most vulnerable groups during the coronavirus crisis is under development, it was announced yesterday.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said he hoped that a plan to help the homeless could b...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity that gives breakfasts to public school pupils is working to ensure that children are fed over the Covid-19 crisis shutdown.
Kelly Hunt, the executive director for the Coalition for the Protection of Children, said yesterday that the organi...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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The Covid-19 pandemic is as big a threat to mental health as it is to physical health, and some in Bermuda are already suffering the effects, specialists said.
Kelly Madeiros, Adriene Berkeley and Grant Farquhar of Solstice Bermuda, an holistic welln...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton Princess and the Grotto Bay hotels will shut their doors until the coronavirus crisis has ended.
JP Martens, general manager at the Grotto Bay Resort, said yesterday that the Hamilton Parish hotel would close at 5pm today.
Mr Martens add...
DATE: Mar 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes