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The hours for a walk-in vaccine facility at the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club have been extended.
It will now operate from 3pm to 7pm tonight and tomorrow at the Harbour View Ball Room.
A spokeswoman for the ministry of health said: “We encourage ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Licensed trade professionals yesterday welcomed the lifeline of loosened Covid-19 restrictions – but warned that more needed to be done to ease the plight of a sector hammered by health precautions.
Philip Barnett, the president of the Island Restau...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation to allow on-the-spot fines for breaches of Covid-19 safety rules will be debated in less than two weeks.
The legislation, tabled by Kim Wilson, the health minister, will allow police officers who see an offence to issue public health pena...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mandatory hotel quarantine at their own expense for non-immunised travellers to Bermuda will come into force on June 13 rather than tomorrow, the Government announced this morning.
The news came after a Supreme Court challenge yesterday where Chief...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Supreme Court bid for a temporary block on the introduction of a controversial Covid-19 regulation to force non-vaccinated residents who returned from overseas to pay for quarantine in a hotel was rejected yesterday.
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun s...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Children aged from 12 to 15 can now be vaccinated against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health confirmed.
The announcement was made this afternoon after a similar ruling by the UK health regulator.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said: “I encourage pare...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island yesterday notched up seven days without a coronavirus case.
A total of 1,210 test results came back to health officials and all were negative.
The number of active infections dropped to ten after seven people recovered.
They were the islan...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A nursery has defended its decision to impose stricter Covid-19 travel rules than those recommended by the government.
Victoria Cunningham, owner of Bright Beginnings Nursery and Preschool in Pembroke, defended the nursery’s travel policy requiring ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s supplies of coronavirus vaccine are nearing their end, with just 220 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine left, it was revealed last night.
But Kim Wilson, the health minister, said 5,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine remained in stock – enough f...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 80 people at long-term care homes have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic – including seven unvaccinated seniors who died.
Statistics released by the Ministry of Health revealed that 28 staff and 56 seniors ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor