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Temperature checks could soon be introduced at all of the island’s ports in efforts to protect against a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Minister of Health said yesterday. Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that officials were due to m...

Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball, the Chief Medical Officer stated, “We recognise that the World Health Organisation today declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. The declaration of a pandemic is based on the geographical spread of the disease and not a ...

The country must come together “like never before” as Bermuda braces itself for the battle against a new and killer strain of coronavirus, the health minister said yesterday. Kim Wilson said the kind of co-operation shown in hurricanes was needed and...

Better services for people with special needs will include treatment in their own homes, MPs heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, explained that an additional grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board of $1.2 million will pay for the devel...

The global spread of the coronavirus epidemic could affect the island’s tourism business, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. However, Stephen Todd, the deputy chairman of the BTA, said it was “early days and too difficult to predict” what ...

Five more people have been tested for a potential killer strain of coronavirus, the Ministry of Health revealed yesterday. A ministry spokeswoman added that 22 people were “self-monitoring with public health supervision” as a precaution against Covid...

Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, issued a statement this afternoon noting that the World Health Organisation announced over the weekend that the global number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has surpassed 100,000. The illness is caused by the coro...

Travellers who arrived in Bermuda on the same flight as a sick passenger who was later tested for the coronavirus got no health advice after landing, it was claimed yesterday. The man coughed and sneezed during the American Airlines flight from Miami...

Private schools are assessing spring holiday travel risks from a potential killer strain of coronavirus. Somersfield Academy said in a letter sent to parents that it was “closely monitoring the current Covid-19 situation carefully”. The school added...

The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will continue its restricted winter opening hours while hospital staff prepare for a potential outbreak of Covid-19 in Bermuda. The clinic in St David’s had already been forced to continue its winter service for long...