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A weekly mental health clinic has launched as part of a pilot programme from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the Department of Health.
The clinic began at the Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street on October 8, and will continue to be held on Fri...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Union heads have called on their members to get vaccinated, highlighting the “alarming numbers” of deaths from Covid-19.
The Bermuda Industrial Union’s executive sent out the letter on Friday to all its members, urging people to speak with their fami...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care clinic will revert to normal opening hours as of today.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said the hours will return to 2pm to 10pm on weekdays. Weekend hours will not change and will remain 9am to 9pm.
The las...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
No Covid-19 deaths were recorded last night, health officials said.
The latest figures also showed the number of active cases of the coronavirus had dropped sharply.
There have been 143 recoveries, which brought the number of active infections down t...
DATE: Oct 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
No guarantees can be given on medical exemptions for unvaccinated people for emergency treatment in the US after the country introduces strict Covid-19 travel policies.
The warning came from the Bermuda Hospitals Board and the US Consulate after Kim...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Staff and parents at a primary school were alerted yesterday to a potential exposure to the coronavirus.
A letter from the office of the Chief Medical Officer revealed there was a possible risk at West Pembroke Primary School.
It said that the Minist...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Schoolchildren will get a free hot and filling breakfast delivered to their homes as part of a one-day national campaign by a charity.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children launched its first National Breakfast Day and is scheduled to hand out...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
People vaccinated against Covid-19 but who later died from the disease were old and already very sick, the Chief Medical Officer has revealed.
Ayoola Oyinloye said that 16 per cent of the island’s deaths were fully immunised.
Dr Oyinloye added: “Peop...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A charity walk next month will feature a parallel virtual event to help fight one of the island’s major chronic illnesses.
Hamilton Rotary Club highlighted the “staggeringly high” cost of end stage kidney disease in Bermuda.
The club appealed for spo...
DATE: Oct 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three more deaths from Covid-19 were announced last night, raising the death toll from the virus to 95.
But active cases have dropped to 474 from the 658 at the last update. It brings case numbers below the 537 recorded for September 5, early in the...
DATE: Oct 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell