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A plea for the public to give a Christmas gift of protection to others and get vaccinated was made by the Chief Medical Officer yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye warned that the Covid-19 pandemic was not over and that the virus flourished with human contact. H...

The island’s Chief Medical Officer has faced bizarre allegations he was paid by American billionaires to promote vaccination, he said yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye added that – “laughably” – he was most recently linked to Jeff Bezos, the founder of online ...

The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Bermuda has been confirmed, it was revealed yesterday. Health officials said much remained unknown about the new strain but that the symptoms appeared to be mild, with effects such as fatigu...

Bermuda can now identify new variants of the Covid-19 virus thanks to new technology. Carika Weldon, the director of the Bermuda Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, said that nanopore sequencing meant the laboratory was able to conduct vira...

Results are expected soon for more than 30 samples from suspected cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant flown overseas for tests. A spokeswoman for the health ministry said a turnaround of a few days was expected on the samples sent to a lab in the U...

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. ...

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bathed in green light this month to raise awareness of mental health issues. Preston Swan, the acting chief operating officer and vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, forma...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board had the accreditation for its breast cancer monitoring unit renewed last month. The American College of Radiology gave notice of the award for the mammography unit, which will last for three years. Renee Butterfield, the c...

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...

A month of moustache growth has raised almost $30,000 for men’s health as part of the annual Movember fundraising campaign. Will Green from professional services firm KPMG, the defending Mr Movember winner, retained his crown last night with a festiv...