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The US Centres for Disease Control yesterday warned travellers not to visit Bermuda after a massive rise in Covid-19 cases.
The announcement came after the island was moved to Level 4 – “very high” risk – on the CDC’s travel advisory list.
Stephen To...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda continues to lead the world on coronavirus cases per head, two tracking sites have shown.
Worldometer.com’s coronavirus website showed Bermuda had the world’s highest number of active cases per head over the last seven days with 16,323 case...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Rapid antigen tests to be used by airline passengers from Bermuda to destinations except Boston and Canada are cheaper and faster than the usual PCR tests, researchers have said.
But they added antigen tests were also less accurate than the “gold st...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The United States will ease travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers in November, the White House announced today.
The changes would not directly impact travel between Bermuda and the US, but would open the door for those who have recently been ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Organisers have announced the postponement of Oktoberfest in Dockyard until at least the end of the year.
Philip Barnett, president of Island Restaurant Group, said the move was forced by heightened restrictions imposed because of the Covid-19 crisis...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
England is to ease travel restrictions for arrivals from Covid-19 low-risk countries, including Bermuda, next month.
Anyone flying to England from destinations designated as low-risk from October 4 will not have to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Four people have died this weekend from Covid-19, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 42, while the number of active cases of the virus has soared to 1,427.
Outbreaks of the virus have also been reported in “several” long-term care homes, aff...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Striking bus drivers have dismissed claims by Department of Transport chiefs that staff safety is a priority – after revealing that more than 30 operators have been struck down or affected by the Covid-19 virus.
Bus services ground to a halt late on ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier, David Burt, announced last night that his office is seeking support staff from other jurisdictions to help Bermuda’s overstretched health service.
In his statement this evening, the Premier said: “Right now our principal concern is the h...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An increase in the number of positive cases has led to delays in test results, the Ministry of Health said last night.
As a result community testing is to be scaled back and asymptomatic casual contacts and SafeKey testing will be de-prioritised for ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff