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Bermuda could suffer more than 350 Covid-19 deaths — even if people stick to strict shelter-in-place and quarantine rules.
David Burt, the Premier, said last week that public health experts had predicted a worst-case scenario where more than 700 peop...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Health
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The number of negative pressure rooms has been boosted by nine at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital as part of the effort to battle the spread of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said it had added four negative pressure rooms in the Emergenc...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Mass screening of hospital staff for the coronavirus is yet to start because of a shortage of test equipment.
Only seven Bermuda Hospitals Board employees had been tested for Covid-19 by last Sunday. There were no positive results.
BHB chief of staff...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Health
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Newlyweds on a honeymoon cruise in the southern hemisphere on a ship badly affected by with Covid-19 have both contracted with the disease, it was revealed yesterday.
The Royal Gazette earlier reported that a 78-year-old Pembroke man who had been on ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shelter-in-place regulations to combat the spread of Covid-19 will be extended into next month, the Premier announced last night.
David Burt said the Cabinet had decided to prolong shelter-in-place restrictions by another two weeks until May 2 after ...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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Health
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Residents were reminded by the police today that curfew hours are between 7pm and 7am as the island faces an additional two weeks of shelter in place measures.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said the start time for the overnight restr...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Future Leaders Bermuda is encouraging Bermudians with the means to do so to consider how they can support the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic based on their own unique resources and capabilities.
The announcement made today by the org...
DATE: Apr 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Press Release
More than 50 people linked to a care home were being tested for Covid-19 yesterday after the death of a senior who lived there.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said last night the test results were expected “within the next 24 to 48 hours”.
She w...
DATE: Apr 14, 2020
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Health
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Two residents and two members of staff at a care home have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Covid-19.
Health minister Kim Wilson announced the news about the Matilda Smith Williams Seniors Residence yesterday.
Ms Wilson revealed the total ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The “first portion” of supplies to perform 40,000 Covid-19 tests have arrived in Bermuda, the Premier confirmed.
David Burt added that stocks already on the island were sufficient to keep up with the existing need. His comments came at the same time ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter