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Age Concern has advised the Government how it can get its message to the elderly as Bermuda prepares for Covid-19.
The charity issued the following press release today:
Age Concern Bermuda is stressing the importance to seniors and those in contact ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Physicians, nurses and laboratory staff got a refresher on the use of personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control on Saturday, according to a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health.
The training was given by infection preventio...
DATE: Mar 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The zoo section at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is to be closed to the public from today through April 30.
Ian Walker, the principal curator at BAMZ, said the measure had been taken for “the safety of the animals, members of the public who vi...
DATE: Mar 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is too small for signature schools to have a solitary focus, the education minister announced.
Diallo Rabain said the island was “not of the scale” where planned signature, or specialised, schools would be able to concentrate on “one special...
DATE: Mar 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A bar was on the cutting edge last night for a fundraising event for a children’s cancer charity.
The Docksider Pub and Restaurant on Front Street in Hamilton welcomed families and teams of friends to shave their heads for the annual fundraiser for t...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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Other
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Gatherings of more than 50 people should be avoided in an attempt to combat the spread of a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Premier said last night.
David Burt said church leaders would be contacted on Monday with advice for the safety of...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man has said he was given the all clear on a potential killer strain of coronavirus after he fell ill on a flight back to Bermuda — but was later told he was not screened for Covid-19 at all.
The man, who returned on a flight from Miami on March 4...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An incorrect number was provided as a Covid-19 hotline on a radio show today, the Ministry of Health has advised.
The Ministry said that the correct number will be announced through the Government’s official channels next week, when the hotline is se...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Another two people in Bermuda have been tested for the potentially deadly Covid-19, but there are still no confirmed cases.
As of noon today, the Government said that 14 people on the island have been tested — two more than yesterday.
Eight people ha...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The funeral service and march for Glenn Simmons will go ahead tomorrow — but with precautions.
A Bermuda Industrial Union spokeswoman said: “After consultation with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Team within the Ministry of National Secur...
DATE: Mar 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes