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Bermuda has hit a “different stage” of the coronavirus crisis, the Premier said yesterday after five more positive tests for Covid-19 pushed the total to 32. David Burt added that he would consult with the Chief Medical Officer and health minister to...

The Department of Immigration has restarted work on applications with a reduced workforce, it was announced yesterday. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the department would process existing applications and emergency passports. M...

Significant progress on preparations for an influx of Covid-19 patients has been made at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, its chief of staff said. Michael Richmond explained that the Bermuda Hospitals Board had planned for the worst. He said on...

A bank has joined forces with a hotel to prepare healthy meals to seniors and vulnerable Bermudians. Butterfield Bank and The Loren Hotel at Pink Beach will launch a meal programme tomorrow that will provide 500 meals a day until at least April 30. B...

Test kits and protective equipment for essential workers are to be flown in from the UK soon, the Governor has said. John Rankin explained yesterday that specialist gear, including personal protection equipment, had been allocated to Bermuda and othe...

The Chief of Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board said that the community was the “first line of defence” against Covid-19, as he urged citizens to help stop the spread of the disease. Michael Richmond told The Royal Gazette that a supply of N95 resp...

A special bus service for hospital workers has been set up. A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport and the Department of Public Transportation said that the temporary schedule would service routes 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 11 every day and wo...

People struggling from alcoholism and drug addiction have been assured they will not have to “suffer in silence” during the Covid-19 pandemic. Health experts have warned that those dependent on alcohol and drugs are more likely to relapse as their ro...

The threshold for the importation of medical cannabis has rocketed to 2,000 grams a year from an annual limit of just one gram per year. A spokeswoman for the health ministry said the Government was “processing an application for a commercial importe...

Police officers have ditched their ties as part of the fight against Covid-19. A police spokesman said: “While no clinical studies have demonstrated cross transmission of bugs via neckties, they have in some instances been found to be contaminated by...