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Quarantine centres are under consideration as the country prepares itself for a worst-case scenario over the potential killer Covid-19 virus, it was revealed yesterday. Cheryl Peek-Ball, the Chief Medical Officer, said there were “conceivable situati...

Extra supplies of hand sanitiser are to be imported and handed out free of charge, the Government said last night. The move came as the island braced itself for the possible arrival of the potential killer coronavirus strain Covid-19. Kim Wilson, the...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the exclusive rights as the sole distributor in Bermuda of the Abbott Freestyle Libre blood glucose monitoring system. Traditional blood glucose monitoring that involves...

The Ministry of Health confirmed today that no Covid-19 deaths have taken place at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. A spokeswoman said the ministry was responding to a false claim on social media regarding the novel coronavirus. She said: “The ...

Bermuda has a shortage of face masks as it continues to guard against the killer strain of coronavirus. Health minister Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly today that talks are under way with the government agency Public Health England to import mo...

People who believe they have been exposed to a deadly coronavirus strain were urged not to simply turn up for medical help at their clinic or the Emergency Department. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said people with a travel history to a high-risk count...

There have been 25 travellers to Bermuda pre-screened for Covid-19, the illness caused by a novel coronavirus strain spreading around the world — with all persons passing the 14-day monitoring period. The Ministry of Health, in a statement this after...

Cuts could be made to the price of prescription drugs if the Government worked with other countries to negotiate better rates, the health watchdog’s chief executive said yesterday. Ricky Brathwaite, head of the Bermuda Health Council, explained that ...

The Minister of Health looks forward to engaging with the Patients First group to consider its proposed solutions towards universal health coverage. Bermuda’s adoption of this World Health Organisation goal is vital for the country to achieve equita...

A review team to assess proposals for tackling chronic disease in Bermuda is being sought by the Bermuda Health Council. The BHeC announced last year that $2 million was available to fund brainstorming on tackling Bermuda’s high costs of non-communic...