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Dear Sir, It is certain that the potential killer strain of the coronavirus is global, which means that our island should take this threat seriously. While emphasis has been placed on practising good hygiene principles, keeping the immune system str...

A total of 90 coronavirus test kits are now on the island and more are expected by the end of the week, the Premier’s Office said last night. A spokeswoman said the testing equipment already here — which can give a result in as little as 24 hours — w...

A Bermudian student in self-quarantine appealed for others to do what they could to curb the potential spread of Covid-19. Isabella Zuill-McKenzie, a student at London Metropolitan University, went into self-quarantine on Sunday after she returned to...

The Catholic Church suspended Masses yesterday — including funerals — amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Bishop Wieslaw Spiewak said that priests across the island would celebrate Mass alone “for the intentions of the people of his parish” and that committa...

Shipping companies in Bermuda have taken special measures in a bid to keep their crews and ships free of the Covid-19 virus, and to ensure that the pipeline of food and other essential goods to the island remains open. Steps include extending the ser...

A boutique hotel will suspend operations today and move its restaurant to takeaway service only to slow the potential spread of Covid-19, it announced yesterday. The Rosedon Hotel asked most of its staff to stay at home for the next month as the isl...

History was made this month with the black swan event of a Covid-19 virus outbreak, a collapse in oil prices follow by massive government and private sector responses to a novel threat on human lives. Equity markets have now plunged about 28 per cen...

A bulk supplier had to limit entry for shoppers yesterday as panic buying over the coronavirus pandemic entered its second week. The management admitted a few people at a time at A&M Bulk on Devil’s Hole Hill in Smith’s, as bottled water, canned good...

Pupils from private schools closed amid fears about Covid-19 are still required to “be in school” during class hours, the education minister warned yesterday. Diallo Rabain said in a letter sent to at least one private school that he had received “n...

Two airlines have suspended flights to Bermuda, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said that American Airlines and WestJet had dropped flights. He said: “Effective immediately, American Airlines inb...

Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has restricted services and delayed appointments as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Lynne Woolridge, the CEO of the charity, said: “Our cancer patients are vulnerable to Covid-19. For this reason, we are committing t...

No one would dispute that as Bermuda grapples with the prospect of the arrival of the Covid-19 coronavirus that the health and wellbeing of its residents must come first. Clearly, it is the responsibility of the Government and health authorities t...