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A warning to people tempted to breach strict quarantine regulations was issued by the health minister today.
Kim Wilson – speaking after two visitors from the US were fined after they broke isolation yesterday to go to a wedding – said: "Although it ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The island has recorded another new case of the coronavirus, it was revealed today.
The positive test was among 992 test results that came back to health officials yesterday.
The latest case was a visitor who came off the British Airways flight from ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A new state-of-the-art breast cancer scanner has been installed at the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
The next-generation 3D digital mammography scanner will provide women with the highest standard of care available.
Rona Donawa, the chief technol...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Four new coronavirus cases were recorded yesterday, the health ministry has announced.
The victims – all returned residents with pre-departure tests – were among 811 test results that came back to health officials.
The news sparked a warning from Kim...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Men’s health will be in the spotlight next month with two events designed to promote good lifestyles.
Dynamic Urology Services will provide free prostate screenings for men aged 40 and over next month the Axa Man on the Run 5k event to encourage men ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Dynamic Urology will be providing free prostate screenings for men ages 40 and up. The screenings consist of a simple blood test and a prostate exam.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men worldwide.
Globally in 2019, men were diag...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Docs for Dinner, the quarterly social event sponsored by Bermuda Healthcare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic for local doctors, will go virtual on October 29 via Zoom.
The hour-long programme will feature Infectious Disease experts Dr. Kenneth Wener...
DATE: Oct 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The national security minister today highlighted Covid-19 rules for large gatherings after concerns were raised by the public.
Renee Ming appealed to people not to become complacent and to stick to health regulations.
She said: “We have seen a number...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Level 2 “moderate risk” travel health advisory list....
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two passengers who arrived on a British Airways flight have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said today.
The pair are “symptomatic” residents who received a positive result on their Day 4 test after they left London on Octo...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson