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Bermuda yesterday recorded another five Covid-19 cases, bringing the number of active cases to 21.
All of the new cases, which came from a batch of 479 test results, were classified as local transmission through contact with known cases.
The results ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s two vaccination centres became scenes of “organised chaos” yesterday afternoon after scores of people responded to a plea for residents to get the jab at short notice.
Government issued a public appeal saying it had a surplus of the vac...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A restaurateur has welcomed moves by Government to encourage employees to return to the workplace.
But Phillip Barnett of the Island Restaurant Group said the industry still needed more “sustained relief” in order to recover from “significant losses”...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A curfew is to be reintroduced after a spike in coronavirus cases, the health minister announced last night.
Kim Wilson said the move was made after the island suffered an “emerging outbreak” of Covid-19 which may be be linked to the virulent UK stra...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Employees have been encouraged to return to their offices rather than work from home in a bid to boost the economy.
David Burt, the Premier, spoke out after Hamilton restaurants, coffee shops and stores reported a dip in daytime trade – fuelled in pa...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Videos of breaches of health regulations designed to combat Covid-19 at a house party are under investigation, police said today.
A spokesman said police were working to identify the people at the Smith’s party shown in the clips, which have been s...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of six new coronavirus cases were found out of 1,385 test results that came back today, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
There are now 19 active cases with 18 being monitored by public health officials. The other is in hospital, b...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s travel health status was today moved from level 4 to level 3 by the US Centres for Disease Control.
A spokeswoman for the US Consulate said: “The Covid-19 risk in Bermuda remains moderate – however the CDC currently recommends avoiding non-...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
People age 50 and over will today be able to call a special hotline about Covid-19 vaccinations and registrations.
Age Concern has set up the service, which will also help with people who need transport to and from their appointment.
“We at Age C...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The health minister last night highlighted the need to avoid social events after two more coronavirus cases were detected.
One of the cases was a resident who returned to the island on the February 20 American Airlines flight from Miami who tested po...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes