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The rate of infections from the coronavirus is lower than a year ago in southern hemisphere countries which are going into winter, according to scientists.
Margherita Ghiselli, Regional Immunisation Adviser for Public Health of Pan American Health Or...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Giving blood will be easier for donors after some restrictions were eased, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Bermuda’s blood donor centre, which used to require a 12-month deferral for certain activities, has cut the wait to three months beca...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Taps running dry have made summers a misery for Southside residents, a Bermuda Housing Corporation resident has charged.
The resident said last week’s outage - caused by a water main break - was their third already this year.
The Bermuda Land Develo...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Youngsters will learn how to identify and avoid abusive relationships as part of an upcoming event.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, and Alison Crocket, the Deputy Governor are guest speakers at the three-day Student Leadership Camp hosted in partnership ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Hamilton Rotary Club has donated $5,000 to the Friends of Hospice charity.
The money will support the building fund for the new Agape palliative and hospice care facility.
The donation was made possible through the fundraising efforts of longsta...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Returning students have been put through an “emotional roller-coaster” when they were mistakenly sent home only to be put into mandatory quarantine days later, frustrated parents told The Royal Gazette this weekend.
It came as Opposition MP Michael ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has clarified incorrect information posted on its website about mask requirements for young children attending childcare facilities.
The www.gov.bm website had said that children aged two years and above were required to wear masks “at al...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Covid and the resulting lengthy lockdowns caused enormous hardship for many in Bermuda.
People were cut off from their family and friends, they lost their livelihoods and, in some tragic cases, their loved ones.
But despite everything, people refused...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Travellers recently returning to the island were mistakenly sent home to quarantine, the government has admitted.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said last night the 17 travellers did not fall within categories exempted from mandatory hotel quaranti...
DATE: Jul 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Cricket match organisers will only have to adhere to Covid-19 SafeKey requirements if there are more than 275 people at a match at any one time, the Sports Minister confirmed yesterday.
The decision to lift the SafeKey requirement from 51 to 275 cam...
DATE: Jul 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson