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A labour of love by an insurance executive who lost his wife to cancer is closing in on a half-million dollars raised for research into the disease. Kevin Maloney, who has run in Bermuda events to raise funds for children’s cancer charity St Baldrick...

This year’s public health awards will go to an individual and an organisation who have made major contributions to the battle against Covid-19. The Department of Health has asked for nominations for the Public Health Awards 2022. A spokeswoman for t...

Outbound travellers who need a fast antigen test inside 24 hours of departure will be able to get screened at Hamilton’s Washington Mall from today, it was announced last night. The new test site, at 16 Church Street, will be open from 10.00am to 4....

The health minister set an example to the public today as she queued up to get her flu shot. Kim Wilson said she hoped the public would follow suit to help control the risk of influenza over the winter season. Ms Wilson added: “The flu vaccine is a s...

Age Concern is to launch a Covid-19 booster shot hotline. The charity said eligible members of the public will be able to get information on the vaccine and register for the booster from Monday. Callan Bassett, the organisation’s business development...

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed two more lives, it was revealed tonight. The grim news brought the death toll of the coronavirus up to 106. There are 57 active cases of the coronavirus, with none of them in hospital, one in intensive care. A total...

Doctors yesterday joined forces in an impassioned plea to the public to get vaccinated. The Bermuda Medical Doctors’ Association said their “hearts were breaking” at the human cost of the pandemic. The BMDA told the public in an open letter: “You tr...

The Covid-19 death toll has risen by two to 45, it was revealed last night. There are 58 people in hospital, up four on Monday’s update, with 14 people, an increase of two, in intensive care. The news came as 168 new coronavirus cases were detected a...

Health officials have approved rapid do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests, it was revealed last night. A health ministry spokeswoman said the tests could now be imported for personal use after a review. But she added: “It is important to note tha...

People who come down with Covid-19 are more likely to suffer blood clots than people who have had the vaccine against the disease, Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer said at the weekend. Ayo Oyinloye added the risk of blood clots from some vaccines suc...