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The contagious new strain of the coronavirus virus could deplete the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital of vital medical staff, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has warned. A spokeswoman for the BHB said the Omicron variant could force staff to take time o...

Increased demand for Covid-19 tests after a Delta Air Lines flight was cancelled caused huge queues at a test centre today, the Ministry of Health said tonight. A spokeswoman for the ministry said that the queues at the Perot Post Office on Queen Str...

Children aged between 5 and 11 could get the Covid-19 vaccine after new recommendations by health watchdogs in the UK. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in Britain said that children in the age group who were vulnerable should get t...

Police will enforce the new curfew and issue fixed penalty tickets to offenders, it was warned last night. Lawrence Scott, the acting national security minister, said that the curfew — from 12.30am to 5am — would start tonight and run until January 2...

The island’s zoo has been closed to protect animals after a jump in coronavirus cases. A Government spokesman said that there would be no public access to the zoo area of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo to shield “certain animals that are suscep...

More than 180 cruise ship visits are scheduled for next year, the draft schedule has revealed. The draft included just two more cruise ship visits than were expected this year, but the figure was much higher than the 36 visits actually recorded in 20...

Group sizes allowed under large group exemptions have been reduced, and extra restrictions have been placed on already approved events because of an increase in coronavirus infections. At a press conference on Covid yesterday, Ernest Peets, the Minis...

Young people aged 10 to 19 are the peak infection group in the island’s latest surge in coronavirus numbers, government figures have revealed. But the average age of people who tested positive for the coronavirus is 30. Kim Wilson, the health ministe...

The Minister of Health yesterday praised Bermuda and its frontline workers for their fortitude after more than 20 months of struggle against the Covid-19 pandemic. Kim Wilson, in what she said was likely her last Covid-19 briefing of the year, thanke...

More than 100 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials said last night. Cases have more than doubled since the last update – up to 152 from the 62 confirmed last Thursday. The number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant ha...

Health officials have identified two clusters of Omicron, with 12 cases of on-island transmissions of the coronavirus variant confirmed. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said Omicron been found in people aged from “under 20 to under 60”. H...

The rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus has forced countries across the globe to tighten entry restrictions for travellers. For people planning to get off the island for Christmas that has caused further inconvenience — and cost...