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Questions abound on the potential threat to public health from the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was identified last month by health officials in South Africa. The new strain was isolated in the port of Durban, the country’s third-largest city. ...

The United States will require air arrivals to produce a clear coronavirus test result taken inside one day of travel from next Monday. The decision came after it was reported this week that the move, sparked by the emergence of a new and potentially...

Three new coronavirus infections have been recorded, health officials said yesterday, while six people have recovered from the coronavirus since the last update on Monday. The recoveries brought the number of active cases down to 30. All the new case...

Omicron, a newly emerged variant of Covid-19, has brought tougher restrictions to air travel, with Bermuda’s closest neighbour planning to shorten the turnaround time for a clear test from three days to 24 hours before travel. Here are the requiremen...

When people ask me where I get my motivation, I laugh. It’s not from famous leaders or celebrities, it comes from those around me. My motivation comes from seeing someone attempting something deeply challenging or heartbreakingly difficult, someone t...

No decision on whether to limit the size of Christmas gatherings has been made amid fears over a new strain of the coronavirus, a health ministry spokeswoman said yesterday. She said: “No decision at this time has been taken to limit Christmas events...

David Burt, the Premier, rightly said last Friday that he will rule out nothing when planning how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Asked if it would be necessary to bring in tougher restrictions, Mr Burt said every leader who had had to deal with...

The global pandemic has not had a major economic effect on Bermuda College, the latest financial statements have revealed. The statements for the college said auditors had “not observed any material impact on its operations or financial position” as...

The island has recorded 18 new coronavirus infections, it was revealed. The number of active cases has climbed from the 21 reported last Thursday to 33. But none are in hospital, although all the cases are being monitored by health officials. There h...

Famous words spoken by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. There is a classic example of the practical logic in those words being demonstrated today in Johannesburg with the new Covid variant. This new variant called Omicron is said to be a result of...

Tourism chiefs yesterday welcomed the easing of Covid-19 restrictions as a move that will help boost visitor numbers. The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) said the move represented the first significant loosening of pandemic border controls since the ...

Covid-19 restrictions are to be loosened, the Premier said yesterday. The announcement by David Burt came as the UK banned flights from South Africa and five neighbouring countries as a new variant of the disease – dubbed “the worst ever” – was ident...