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Bermuda has finally recorded its first birth of 2021, five days into the new year.
Mother Danielle Pacheco gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday afternoon. The father is Daniel Hayward.
Kalysta Rayne Hayward arrived at 1.40pm at the maternity unit o...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An annual obstacle racing challenge which raises funds for youth-oriented charities has been called off for this year, organisers have announced.
The Bermuda Triple Challenge, scheduled for March 19 to March 21, had to be suspended because of the...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Businesses are being urged to adhere to Covid-19 safety regulations as staff return to work following the Christmas break.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, made the plea after pointing out that 20 per cent of all coronavirus cases last month were spr...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Restaurateurs said yesterday they hoped the public would regain the confidence to dine out after business slumped in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Industry figures highlighted out that staff in the sector were used to strict hygiene regulation...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 has claimed its first victim of the new year, it was revealed last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister said the loss was “very upsetting” for the public.
The news came as Ms Wilson announced that more than 9,000 doses of vaccine will arri...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island has recorded just two more cases of coronavirus out of 1,566 tests carried out over the weekend.
The result brought the number of active cases down to just 95 as a total of 41 people have recovered from the disease since Saturday, when the...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, is urging the Government to ensure that fresh supplies of the coronavirus vaccine will be made available.
The Government is expected to receive 9,750 doses of the drug this week – enough to provide 4,87...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nightly curfew between 11pm to 5am will remain in place for now, according to David Burt, the Premier.
The curfew was imposed on December 12 following a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases on the island.
At the time, Government said the restricti...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The health minister tonight condemned “disturbing” breaches of coronavirus rules as another 18 cases of the virus were reported on Saturday.
A total of seven came in from overseas and seven were the result of on-island transmissions with a known cont...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An efficiency drive at the Bermuda Hospitals Board saved almost $30 million in less than three years, a spokeswoman has said.
She added that a contract with professional services firm KPMG, which included work to reduce expenses, will run until 2023 ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter