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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 ...

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...

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 ...

Vaccination clinics to protect dogs against an outbreak of canine parvovirus have been called off by the Bermuda Veterinary Association because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Laura Tucker, the president of the BVA, said the heightened risk meant the c...

Another Covid-19 death was announced last night as the number of active infections increased to 1,238. The grim news meant that the death toll now stands at 38, with 51 people in hospital, 13 of them in intensive care. The island recorded another 191...

Health officials have approved rapid do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests, it was revealed last night. A health ministry spokeswoman said the tests could now be imported for personal use after a review. But she added: “It is important to note tha...

Booster shots are to become available for certain target groups, it was announced last night. A spokeswoman for the health department said that the Bermuda Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices made the recommendation following a meeting yeste...

The highest disaster level alert was last night introduced in Bermuda’s hospitals after an increase in Covid-19 admissions to intensive care. Michael Richmond, the president and CEO of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, said the upgrade to Disaster Level 4...

Police were out in force from last night to ensure the public sticks to new curfew restrictions. The curfew, one of several public safety restrictions announced by Government on Wednesday to stem a spike in Covid-19 cases – will come into force in th...

The leader of a crisis support service offered advice to people in quarantine who suffered domestic violence. Laurie Shiell, the Centre Against Abuse executive director, said that the need to stay at home under coronavirus rules sometimes meant exte...