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More than 40 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged – and pushed the number of active cases to in excess of 100, it was revealed last night.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said the 41 infections were identified among 2,003 test results that ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Drive-in movies scheduled for the Easter weekend by the City of Hamilton have been postponed because of an increase in coronavirus infections.
Fresh Air Films: Drive in Edition, sponsored by HSBC, planned to run from April 1 to 3 in Bull’s Head car p...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has issued new guidelines on quarantine procedures following the recent spike in Covid-19 cases.
Dr. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said there was confusion around the issue after scores of schoolchildren were ordered to quara...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
All students, teachers and staff at Dellwood Middle Schools have been ordered to quarantine for 14 days, the education ministry said this morning.
The school closure comes at the direction of Chief Medical Officer Dr Ayoola Oyinloye based on an upda...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Tougher visiting regulations have been imposed at rest homes after a massive spike in coronavirus cases.
The Royal Gazette has obtained a copy of a letter issued by the Chief Medical Officer which ordered care homes to revert to Phase 1 of the Co...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The scientist at the forefront of the island’s fight against coronavirus has appealed to the public to take health precautions seriously after she completed almost a full year of work without a day off.
Carika Weldon, a geneticist and head of the Mol...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Vaccination against the coronavirus today opened to all residents over the age of 16.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, told the House of Assembly that the Government’s vaccination campaign was “our best chance of moving beyond the pandemic”.
She said...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new round of Covid-19 restrictions is a “body blow” to the hospitality sector’s bid to bounce back from the crisis, a top restaurateur said last night.
Phillip Barnett of Island Restaurant Group, which owns the Hog Penny, Brew and the Pickled Onio...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government’s Covid-19 information hotline will have its hours cut from tomorrow.
The hotline - 444-2498 - will be open from 9am to 8pm every day.
It earlier operated between 8am and 10pm.
DATE: Mar 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes