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Pupils from private schools closed amid fears about Covid-19 are still required to “be in school” during class hours, the education minister warned yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said in a letter sent to at least one private school that he had received “n...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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Health
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has restricted services and delayed appointments as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
Lynne Woolridge, the CEO of the charity, said: “Our cancer patients are vulnerable to Covid-19. For this reason, we are committing t...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A gift shop set up to cater to the tourist trade has become a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Riihiluoma’s Flying Colours on Queen Street, Hamilton, has laid off 11 full-time staff on a temporary basis and closed its doors. The owners of the shop sa...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Supermarkets could limit the number of customers to 50 people at a time if a case of Covid-19 was confirmed, a business leader said this week.
Zach Moniz, the manager of the Lindo’s Group of Companies, explained that plans were in place to manage a r...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The airport will close to all passenger flights at midnight on Friday for two weeks, the Premier said tonight.
David Burt added that “only returning residents will be allowed on flights to Bermuda between tomorrow morning and Friday night”.
Non-resid...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Diners can enjoy some of their favourite restaurant meals at home with a scheme designed to keep businesses running over the course of Covid-19.
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the City of Hamilton and the Bermuda Economic Development ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Customs officers walked off the job at the airport tonight.
It is understood the industrial action came over fears about Covid-19. The island’s first two confirmed cases arrived at LF Wade International on flights from the US and Britain.
Wayne Caine...
DATE: Mar 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board suspended all non-emergency surgery yesterday as the health service braces itself for Covid-19.
A BHB spokeswoman said the halt will allow time for operating theatre staff to be “upskilled” with extra training in critical-...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
This afternoon the care home team of the Ministry of Health held a COVID-19 preparedness meeting at the K. Margaret Carter Centre for all categories of care home staff.
At the meeting, co-presenters Ja-Mae Smith, Programme Manager of the Care Home R...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Residents have been urged to inform police of their travel history and any flu symptoms before officers visit their home.
Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, announced a series of precautionary measures put in place by the Bermuda Police ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff