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Residents have been advised by the Government to wear cloth face masks when they visit shops and gas stations. Updated social distancing guidelines asked people to avoid the use of surgical masks if possible. The Ministry of Health guidance said: “Th...

A woman who came down with Covid-19 warned everyone yesterday to take the potential killer disease seriously. The 33-year-old told The Royal Gazette: “If it was to blow up here like it has in other countries, Bermuda just doesn’t have the resources ...

The Commissioner of Police asked members of the public yesterday to look out for each other as the island faced a 14-day lockdown. Stephen Corbishley said people should make sure they could contact others who were alone or at risk and that a list of ...

Belco has waived credit card fees to help customers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesman for the power company said that MasterCard, Visa and American Express would all be accepted. Dennis Pimentel, Belco’s president, added: “At Belco, we a...

Emergency doctors have pulled together a easy-to-read self-assessment guide to Covid-19. Chikezie Dean Okereke, the BHB’s chief of emergency and hyperbaric services, said: “We developed the Covid-19 self-assessment as tool to better manage the needs ...

Colourful kites made by residents on a Salvation Army programme will be up for sale despite Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. The Harbour Light addiction and rehabilitation centre has been given special permission to sell dozens of the client creations...

A 24-hour lockdown will be imposed for 14 days from Saturday in the battle against Covid-19, the Premier announced. David Burt said yesterday that he had asked John Rankin, the Governor, to declare a state of emergency and that the public, with the e...

A new test to check for people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have immunity is being looked for, the Government has said. David Burt, the Premier, said blood tests to check for immunity was “something we are looking to be procured”. But he adde...

Bus drivers tasked with transporting hospital staff refused to work because they were not provided with personal protective equipment, the Bermuda Public Services Union announced today. Armell Thomas, the union president, said Department of Public Tr...

Soldiers and police officers have the protective equipment they need to help the island battle Covid-19. Major Preston Gill, the Royal Bermuda Regiment coronavirus response commander and planner, explained that troops were ordered to follow strict gu...