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Bermuda could suffer more than 350 Covid-19 deaths — even if people stick to strict shelter-in-place and quarantine rules.
David Burt, the Premier, said last week that public health experts had predicted a worst-case scenario where more than 700 peop...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Health
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The number of negative pressure rooms has been boosted by nine at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital as part of the effort to battle the spread of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said it had added four negative pressure rooms in the Emergenc...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Supermarket shelves remain well stocked as Bermuda battles Covid-19, industry representatives said yesterday.
A spokesman for the MarketPlace chain said that its stores were replenished daily. He added: “We have managers and merchandisers working a ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Four police officers were in quarantine yesterday after a man who claimed he had Covid-19 was alleged to have coughed on two of them.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said the man deliberately coughed on two officers after he was arrested on...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Emergency services personnel gave hospital workers a round of applause last night to show appreciation of their hard work and bravery during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police led a motorcade of firefighters and Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers from Hamilt...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Future Leaders Bermuda is encouraging Bermudians with the means to do so, to consider how they can support the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic based on their own unique resources and capabilities.
The announcement made today by the o...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
The Bermuda Police Service has set up a new hotline for non-emergency calls.
A police spokesman said the public can call the new number, 211, to report crimes or issues that do not require an immediate response.
The phone line will also allow the pub...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents were reminded by the police today that curfew hours are between 7pm and 7am as the island faces an additional two weeks of shelter in place measures.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said the start time for the overnight restr...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s courts have updated their procedures in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A practice direction, sent to those who work in both the Supreme Court and Magistrates’ Court by Alexandra Wheatley, the Supreme Court Registrar, details how hearing...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda National Gallery has turned to the internet to continue its mission to bring art to the public over the Covid-19 lockdown.
A spokesman said the gallery would host a talk by Bryan Ritchie, the 2020 Bermuda biennial artist, through the Zoom...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes