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Once again, Bermuda is facing a potential spike in Covid-19 cases. It is critical that, almost two years into the pandemic, the lessons learnt are applied intelligently and fairly. One of the major lessons is to stick rigorously to the facts and to ...

A testing schedule for Covid-19 has been drawn up for the return to public schools next month, the Department of Education advised. Staff and pupils must get a clear PCR test dated within three days of going back to the classroom. Schools starts on J...

Extra vaccines booster appointments against Covid-19 have been added at the Pier 6 clinic in Hamilton. Appointments remain limited, with health officials looking to increase opportunities for the shots next month. The Government said appointments can...

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...

The island’s healthcare system is braced to manage another wave of Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant continued its spread, the Chief Medical Officer said yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye added that the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital had restocked its s...

Omicron variant cases of the coronavirus have almost doubled since health officials announced 16 cases at the start of the week, it was announced yesterday. The Omicron strain accounted for 31 of the cases where typing was available. The news came as...

New travel regulations on unvaccinated visitors to the island have been eased for minors – two days after the rules came into effect. Regulations that came into force on Monday initially required non-residents of 12 and older to be fully immunise...

The Minister of Health has urged members of the community to get their Covid-19 booster jab as soon as possible in order to stay safe over the Christmas period. Kim Wilson said: “If you want to stay safe over the Christmas holidays, now is the time ...

Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, faces yet another week of political crisis even as his Government confronts new public-health challenges posed by the Omicron variant of Covid-19. His leadership is being questioned at an especially delicat...

A scientist’s hunch nine months ago put the island’s Covid-19 test programme ahead of the curve in quickly tracking the Omicron variant of the virus. The new strain was second-guessed earlier this year by Bermudian geneticist Carika Weldon of the Mol...

Students across seven year groups at Bermuda High School were forced to study from home yesterday as a result of positive Covid-19 cases being detected. Linda Parker, the school’s head teacher, sent a letter to parents on Sunday advising that owing...