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The Leader of the Opposition joined the Premier last night to signal a united front in the battle against Covid-19.
Craig Cannonier took a place alongside David Burt and Cabinet ministers and asked the public to “stick together to eradicate” the dise...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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Health
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Another three people have tested positive for Covid-19, the Government said yesterday.
A spokeswoman said the new cases emerged after 260 test results came back to the Ministry of Health. The news brought the total number of cases to 114.
The Governm...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has asked the public to wear masks when they visit the hospital.
A BHB spokeswoman said that wearing a cloth mask helped protect King Edward VII Memorial Hospital staff from the novel coronavirus. She added most visitors d...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Health
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Books, newspapers and electronic devices kept customers occupied as they queued to use a bank on Front Street yesterday.
People wearing face masks and coverings waited in lines to get into HSBC’s Harbourview Centre.
A spokeswoman for the bank said: “...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Health Council announced the release of HealthIQ, a simple online tool that will help us as a community in our efforts to progress from phase one through phase four of COVID19 restrictions.
Each member of the public is encouraged to go to He...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Ministry of Tourism and Transport’s Transport Control Department (TCD) reminds the public that both the North Street and Rockaway facilities will resume operations on Monday, May 4, opening from 8:00am to 4:00pm. The TCD Southside facility remain...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A single case of Covid-19 was recorded out of 636 test results received between Tuesday and yesterday.
The solitary diagnosis brought the island’s total number of cases to 111. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said last night that a total of more ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Covid-19 tests of residents and staff at the island’s 21 nursing homes will be completed by mid-May, the health minister promised last night.
Kim Wilson said that five homes had already been tested, including the two that have had outbreaks of the c...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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Health
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Four hospital staff tested positive for Covid-19 after they were screened “due to associations with community outbreaks, symptoms or known exposures”.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman said last night that 29 tests were carried out on staff suspe...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Residents have been urged to be patient about what the end of shelter in place restrictions will mean when the order is lifted at 6am on Saturday.
A police spokesman said this afternoon: “There have been numerous calls to the Bermuda Police Service a...
DATE: Apr 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
