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No new coronavirus infections were logged today, health officials have revealed.
They were speaking after 601 tests came back to the health ministry and all were clear.
The spokeswoman added that people scheduled to get a coronavirus test at the Pero...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s Covid-19 status has been upgraded from “clusters of cases” to “sporadic cases” by the Pan American Health Organisation, it was revealed last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the change was “good news for Bermuda and represents t...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Just 14 per cent of people registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine are from the Black community, the Government has revealed.
Commenting on the startling statistic, David Burt, the Premier, acknowledged that the Government must do more to target ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost 8,000 people have registered their interest in being vaccinated, the health minister revealed tonight.
Kim Wilson made the announcement as it was reported that no new cases of Covid-19 were reported today and the number of active cases had ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Another 19,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bermuda next week, the Premier, David Burt revealed last night.
The fresh supplies from the UK mean that almost a third of the island’s population could be vaccinated against the virus by th...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Covid-19 curfew will be extended for another two weeks, the Premier announced yesterday.
The midnight to 5am curfew will remain in force until February 2 at least.
But David Burt said other restrictions will be relaxed from tomorrow.
The changes ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s first code of practice for dealing with people with psychiatric problems has been introduced.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board document was drawn up to create “safe, effective and consistent” standards of care for the mentally ill.
Preston Sw...
DATE: Jan 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A doctor opened his relocated medical centre yesterday – the culmination of a project that spanned more than five years and was faced by “many challenges”.
JJ Soares said the HMC-Burnaby Urgent Care & Medical Imaging clinic will offer a range of ser...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A total of 13 new coronavirus cases were announced by health officials last night.
There were ten cases that came in from overseas and three on-island transmissions that involved residents.
Two of the three local cases were linked to known contacts a...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former director of pathology at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has died.
Keith Cunningham, the hospital’s first Black staff doctor when he joined in 1970, was 86.
Dr Cunningham dedicated his career to the development pathology in Bermuda.
He al...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer