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Emergency medical flights are more of a problem than ever because of the Covid-19 crisis, one of the island’s top health insurance professionals said yesterday. BF&M’s Michelle Jackson said the impact of the airport closure, the scarcity of beds at o...

A ninth death related to Covid-19 was reported by the Government yesterday. The Ministry of Health received 45 test results with one positive — the individual who lost their life. A government spokeswoman said there were 122 confirmed cases, with 47 ...

A government worker who waited two weeks for the result of her coronavirus screening said the delay was “unacceptable”. The woman said: “It’s stressful, it plays on your mind. Even taking every precaution possible, there is still a chance you can ha...

Bermuda’s health providers will next month update how they classify medical problems to help provide better coverage. The Bermuda Health Council announced this morning it would shift its medical diagnostic coding system from ICD-9 to ICD-10, which it...

The impact of Covid-19 has been harder on the black population than others, the health minister revealed yesterday. Kim Wilson said that 88 per cent, or seven, of the eight deaths linked to the coronavirus were black people. She added: “As we have se...

No more care home cases of Covid-19 have been found after testing across the sector was completed at the weekend, the Ministry of Health said last night. A spokeswoman added that the results for all 21 homes had now come back and the number of cases ...

Two more test results for Covid-19 came back positive, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. They were among 153 results received and took the total number of confirmed cases to 121. The ministry said that 66 people have recovered from the disease. ...

Primary-school children from Warwick Academy have thanked frontline workers for their “superhero” efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic in a special video. The banner on the video, posted on social media, said: “To all the brave men and woman on the f...

The island’s top nurse praised her staff yesterday for their selfless devotion to duty over the Covid-19 crisis. Judy Richardson said she had never been so proud to be a member of the profession. Ms Richardson added: “We have not shied away from the ...

Covid-19 testing meant that Bermuda became tenth in the world for screening per capita, according to an online data site. Worldometer figures showed that the island performed 4,489 tests — the figure as of 3pm on Monday, which worked out at 72.08 per...