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Two people have died from Covid-19, it was announced tonight.
It brings the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Bermuda to 16.
The Minister of Health, Kim Wilson said: “I extend my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the individuals wh...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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Health
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Police today defended officers depicted arresting a man in a video widely circulated on social media after officers responded to reports of a Covid-19 breach.
A police spokesman said roughly 30 people had been found indoors at the premises, in Pembro...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has set a new daily record for positive cases of the coronavirus, with 116 cases found out of 1,634 tests.
The latest result yields a 7.1 per cent positivity rate for the virus.
The surge means there have been 370 new cases in just five da...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The son of a charity fundraiser followed in his late father’s footsteps yesterday and donated 100 handmade masks to a charity for vulnerable families.
Rashad Thompson, 43, delivered the masks to Family Centre on King Street in Hamilton in honour of h...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former top youth athlete has launched a fundraising appeal for a kidney transplant that could save her life.
Daliesha Dill, who once represented Bermuda overseas as a 100 metres runner, is now barely able to walk as a result of kidney failure and ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda now has 753 people under public health monitoring for Covid-19, with 26 people in hospital for the illness – six in intensive care.
There were 71 new cases of coronavirus recorded yesterday out of the 1,587 latest test results, giving a posit...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A record 89 positive cases of Covid-19 were recorded yesterday, bringing the total number of active cases to an unprecedented 737, the health ministry said tonight.
Twenty people were in hospital, down from 21 yesterday, and five people remained in c...
DATE: Apr 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
These are frequently asked questions about the Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTEch vaccine being used in Bermuda. A fuller list is available at https://www.gov.bm/vaccines-faqs Source: Department of Health
Is the vaccine safe?
The vaccine developed by Pfiz...
DATE: Apr 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Special childcare services will be offered to essential workers who are in need of daycare assistance for their children, the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation said today.
A spokeswoman said: “The service is a similar programme which was prov...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Six people were last night in intensive care in hospital as Bermuda recorded 28 new positive cases of Covid-19.
At a press conference Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the island’s active cases stood at 670, with 21 now in hospital, down from 22....
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell