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An East End school will be shut for the rest of the week in the wake of a potential exposure to Covid-19.
Ayoola Oyinloye, Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer, tonight said teachers, students and staff at Clearwater Middle School in St David’s should ge...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s taxi drivers will have a safer Christmas after the Bermuda Red Cross yesterday gave them 5,000 masks to help curb the spread of Covid-19 over the holiday season.
Diane Gordon, disaster manager for the Bermuda Red Cross, said of the donation...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
WindReach is hosting a free virtual conference today in support of people with disabilities.
The event, titled Common Ground – Amplifying Community Voices, is being held in recognition of The United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabili...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Residents were asked by the City of Hamilton to follow health guidance to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.
A spokeswoman said the reminder came after “the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Bermuda”.
She added: “The City requests all customer...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Failure to wear a protective mask against Covid-19 is to be an offence punishable by fines, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson said a first conviction would get a $500 fine and second and subsequent offences will incur a $1,000 fine.
Mas...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Somerset branch of HSBC has closed “following a possible exposure to Covid-19”.
A statement released by the bank said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution”.
“The bank is following all Bermuda Government Covid-19 protocols and the...
DATE: Dec 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Parents and pupils at an East End middle school were sent home yesterday hours after the Ministry of Education reopened the building.
The move came after the ministry announced late on Sunday that a non-teaching staff member at Clearwater Middle Sc...
DATE: Dec 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Crowds lined up for Covid tests at the weekend in the wake of an increase in cases across the island.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that 522 people received tests at the Shelly Bay MarketPlace on Saturday alone after the schedul...
DATE: Nov 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Four more cases of the coronavirus were identified among 640 test results received by the Ministry of Health at the weekend.
A spokeswoman added that of the 29 active cases in Bermuda, one person is in hospital but not in critical care.
The hospital ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A middle school and two companies have closed their doors temporarily after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
A private school has also closed for a period after a potential exposure to the bug.
The Government also announced that all...
DATE: Nov 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan