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A handful of American citizens caught a ride home to the United States last night after two flights brought in Bermudian residents and students stranded in the US by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bermuda Business Development Agency said it had teamed...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A domestic violence support agency said yesterday that demand had jumped since the island started mandatory quarantines in a bid to beat the coronavirus pandemic.
Laurie Shiell, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, said the organisatio...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of Covid-19 cases has more than doubled to 15, the Premier announced last night.
David Burt said that eight more people had tested positive for coronavirus on top of the seven already detected.
He added the news was “alarming” but “not u...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda’s first woman premier asked social-media users yesterday to be responsible online after a false claim that she should have been in self-quarantine as part of the battle against the coronavirus.
Dame Pamela Gordon-Banks said she feared for the...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity chairwoman and veteran child welfare campaigner said that the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of how much work was still needed to help struggling families.
Sheelagh Cooper added that a transitional living centre, expecte...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government could build or convert buildings to field hospitals to deal with the Covid-19 crisis if needed, the Ministry of Health has said.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry added: “Nothing is being ruled out.”
The spokeswoman said that the G...
DATE: Mar 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
More than 1,000 people tuned in to a live DJ set as would-be clubgoers hunkered down at home for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
DJ iBreeze attracted listeners from all over the island and further afield for his “private party” on Instagram o...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda has recorded its seventh confirmed case of Covid-19 infection, the Premier revealed last night.
David Burt said that the new case had arrived on the March 11 British Airways flight.
He added that the victim, like the six earlier cases, had ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Hospital staff today highlighted a safety message as many people work from home or are on quarantine as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.
Perioperative staff, who provide surgical services, were pictured holding up messages to the public.
The remind...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s human rights watchdog today asked community leaders to protect the vulnerable after major restrictions were imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
The Human Rights Commission said that the homeless, abuse victims and people with me...
DATE: Mar 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff