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The urgent care clinic in St. David’s will halve its weekday opening hours from the start of next week.
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre sees patients between 12pm and 8pm.
But the centre will open at 4pm during the week from next Monday.
X-ray serv...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Another 25 coronavirus cases were found in the latest test results that came back to health officials, it was revealed last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, added that the seven-day average of the virus’ real-time reproduction number had reach...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Somersfield Academy senior department students today moved to remote learning due to the Island-wide surge in Covid-19 cases.
Somersfield principal Carlos Symonds said in a message to parents and students over the weekend that the increase in cases ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Digicel has closed its retail store on Reid Street and its BTC Payment Centre on Victoria Street after a customer-facing employee tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said today.
A press statement said employees will be tested and the ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Specialists helpers for expectant mothers will not be allowed to attend births at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital until the risk of coronavirus transmission dropped.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said that guidelines for “designated support peopl...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A family story of how EF Gordon, a civil rights hero and doctor, saved the life of five-year-old Mansfield “Jim” Brock inspired Mr Brock’s son to study medicine.
The 83-year-old story came full circle when last month Malcolm Brock was appointed the E...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The island’s general hospital is to be lit in green to promote good mental health, it was announced yesterday.
Preston Swan, the vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute, will today light up the KEMH in the interna...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A total of 40 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the weekend, it was revealed last night.
The number of cases with no history of travel or links to known cases is 36 and all are under investigation.
The infections were among 2,181 test results ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A curfew has been reintroduced after the island logged 86 new cases of the coronavirus in six days, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt told the House of Assembly that the curfew would apply from 11pm to 5am from tomorrow until December 22 at lea...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines is not expected to arrive in Bermuda until early next month, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that Bermuda was expected to receive more than 9,000 doses of the Pfizer C...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes