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A teenager who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules will not face punishment, the health minister said last night.
Kim Wilson said at the regular Covid-19 briefing that the returned resident, who arrived back on the island from Atlanta last month, was “pu...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 730 coronavirus tests came back clear yesterday.
A total of 732 results were logged by the Ministry of Health and none were positive.
The news meant the number of positive results remained at 159, with 145 recovered.
There are five active c...
DATE: Aug 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Public transport users were reminded yesterday to follow Covid-19 rules when travelling on buses and ferries.
The Department of Public Transportation highlighted that all passengers must wear a face mask and maintain a distance of 3ft from others.
A ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Enforcement action could be taken if Covid-19 rules are broken, the Ministry of Health reminded residents.
A spokeswoman added that investigations into two quarantine breaches last month were handed over to police, although one has since closed.
She ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island’s confirmed cases of Covid-19 remained at 159 yesterday, after 643 test results all came in negative.
There were five active cases of the illness, all under public health monitoring, with none in hospital.
A total of 145 had recovered, and...
DATE: Aug 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police will be able to shut licensed premises for 24 hours if they breach Covid-19 regulations.
A police spokesman said the Public Health (Covid-19 Emergency Powers) Amendment (No 3) Regulations were amended last week to introduce the new powers.
He ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A single case of Covid-19 was logged out of 1,211 test results for the illness that came back between Sunday and yesterday.
The Ministry of Health said the case came in on the Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta last Monday.
The returned resident had...
DATE: Aug 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is “one of the safest destinations on the planet” in the Covid-19 pandemic, the new United States Consul General said yesterday.
Lee Rizzuto, who took up the post last month, said the island’s test regime for the novel coronavirus was “effect...
DATE: Aug 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A single case of the coronavirus was reported on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said.
A ministry spokeswoman said the case arrived on Friday’s Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta and was among 774 test results that came back yesterday. The rest wer...
DATE: Aug 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
More than 500 coronavirus test results came back clear yesterday, the health ministry said last night.
News of the 501 tests meant that the number of confirmed cases remained at 157.
There are four active cases, all monitored by public health officia...
DATE: Aug 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff