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More than 500 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed which pushed the number of active infections past 900, the Ministry of Health said.
But there are just two people in hospital, neither of them in intensive care.
A spokeswoman said that the mini...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staffing levels at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital have been hit by the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, it was revealed.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board confirmed that 25 staff were off work after they were infected...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Travellers leaving the island must still attend a Covid-19 test centre, health officials have advised.
But a spokeswoman acknowledged that delays in getting test results continued, a problem said to be caused by the latest outbreak driven by Omicron ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public was yesterday asked to mark World Braille Day by “bridging the gap” between themselves and people with sight problems.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said today marked the fourth annual commemoration by the ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two granddaughters of Bermuda civil rights activist, Edgar Fitzgerald Gordon, have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours.
Veteran BBC news broadcaster Moira Stuart was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and her sister Sharon Dav...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The global surge of Omicron cases has sparked a shortage of antigen tests overseas, but Bermuda has not been affected.
Stricter regulations aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 in the UK, combined with the holiday season has caused a run on testin...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schools will open to in-class learning as planned on January 5 despite safety concerns expressed by the teachers’ union, the Ministry of Education confirmed tonight.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it is not safe for students and teachers to retur...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island logged 406 new cases of Covid-19 out of 13,772 tests over the last eight days, it was announced last night.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was responsible for 212 known cases out of the now 522 active cases of the coronavirus.
But ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has recorded four more deaths from Covid-19, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
Two of the deaths occurred in September and November, respectively, and are being reported following ongoing death certificate reconciliation.
The othe...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
As Covid-19 cases soared to their highest levels in September, the Bermuda Government was already looking overseas for help.
Cases of the virus skyrocketed from 290 at the start of the month to 1,238 by September 14.
The island’s fourth wave of infec...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell