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A proposed hospice to replace the ageing Agape House will be run independently, according to the Friends of Hospice.
While Agape House is managed and staffed by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and supported by Friends of Hospice, the charity has said it ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Masks will not be required outdoors at the Cup Match Classic.
But the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport said indoor mask guidance and all other safety measures remain in effect.
Updated guidelines for the match along with other Covid-19 details ca...
DATE: Jul 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St John Ambulance has called on the public to be careful to avoid heat-related illnesses over the holiday weekend.
A spokeswoman for the charity said that temperatures are expected to rise above 80F during Cup Match.
She said: “Recognising the signs ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The coronavirus Delta variant, a more virulent strain driving an aggressive rebound of the pandemic in the US and Britain, now accounts for 19 of Bermuda’s 25 active cases of Covid-19.
None are in hospital – but the number marks the island’s highest ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has recorded another three cases of the Covid-19 virus, according to test results released by the department of health on Friday night.
The results came from a batch of 6,535 tests conducted on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and bring the nu...
DATE: Jul 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Punishing heat came yesterday with a particularly long queue for travellers outside the coronavirus testing clinic in Hamilton.
The line of hundreds leading to the Perot Post Office on Queen Street wound around the library and stretched across the a...
DATE: Jul 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has set up a mobile vaccination centre this morning at the Washington Mall for those seeking to be immunised from the Covid-19 virus.
Medics will be stationed behind Gibbons Home Store and across from Gold Standard from 10am until 2pm.
A h...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Campaigners opposed to Covid-19 public safety measures will be holding a protest on the grounds of the Cabinet office this evening.
Describing the event as a “worldwide rally for freedom”, pressure group Bermuda Freedom Alliance said the demonstratio...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s public health emergency has been rolled forward to the end of September after MPs yesterday approved a fourth extension order allowing a wide range of restrictions in the event of a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
But the Opposition called...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Visitation requirements at the hospital have been relaxed after a decline in active Covid-19 cases on the island.
Wesley Miller, the Bermuda Hospital’s Board’s chief of staff, said that the board was “pleased” to allow more visitation – but that it s...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson