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A terminally ill woman who brought comfort to others with cancer has died after a long illness.
Kevina Santucci, a mother of one, was 34.
Ms Santucci found out in 2014 at age 28 that she had spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer.
The community...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Sacking workers who choose not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 would breach employment law, the Ministry of Labour warned yesterday.
A spokesman added that staff who do not get the jab would still be entitled to sick leave if they tested positive f...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported yesterday out of 543 test results, the Ministry of Health said.
One of the new cases was a resident who arrived on the British Airways flight from London on February 11 and tested positive on their day...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Covid-19 curfew will end tomorrow morning, the Premier revealed last night.
David Burt also announced that licensed premises will be allowed to stay open until midnight and other businesses will no longer have to close at 11pm.
Kim Wilson, the ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A third shipment of Covid-19 vaccine from Britain will arrive a week later than planned, the Governor said this week.
But Rena Lalgie added that the delivery delay for the Pfizer jabs was not expected to disrupt vaccination administration.
Ms Lalgie...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A nurse who had both doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine said yesterday that side-effects were a sign that the body’s immune system had worked.
Dunae Richards also appealed to Black people to sign up for the jab and insisted that there was “a level ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A single coronavirus case was recorded yesterday after 1,458 test results came back to health officials.
A health ministry spokeswoman said the new case was an on-island transmission with a known contact.
She added four people had recovered since the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Bermuda charity will soon be able to accept online donations after a $2,500 grant from Clarien Bank.
Grainne Richmond, the treasurer of Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia Bermuda said the cash from Clarien would help the charity revamp its website – ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Employers should talk to their staff if they planned to introduce Covid-19 vaccination policies, a lawyer said yesterday.
Gambrill Robinson, an associate lawyer at Canterbury Law, highlighted that the type and size of a business could be taken into a...
DATE: Feb 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Non-residents who were given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine despite not being eligible will get the second shot, the Government said today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “There were only a few, and two persons are long term visito...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
