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Senators on Wednesday passed the final extension to Covid-19 emergency powers. Arianna Hodgson, the Junior Minister of Labour, Finance and Health, assured senators that Bermuda’s healthcare services had the expertise and resources needed to feel conf...

Two people are now in hospital with Covid-19, but the number of active cases has dropped since last week’s update, the Ministry of Health announced last night. There are now 66 active cases, down from 75 last week when the cases had almost doubled f...

Quarantine guidance for Covid-19 is being reassessed, the Government has confirmed. As of August 31, government mandates require anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 to isolate for at least a week and complete contact-tracing provisions. But a spok...

Hospital staff will be able to more quickly respond to patient calls for assistance, thanks to the donation of a biomedical van. The Hospitals Auxiliary of Bermuda donated the vehicle as part of its annual donation programme for which it typically gi...

Mental health services will see a boost in funding, the health minister assured yesterday. Kim Wilson said that the cash injection, which was announced in July as part of a $15 million relief package, would help to meet the demand for more treatment ...

Overweight people not controlling what they eat are responsible for Bermuda’s health outcomes failing to match its high expenditure on medical care, MPs heard. Kim Wilson, the health minister, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the problem was...

New aquatic therapies for people with intellectual disabilities were highlighted at a recent celebration at Clearwater Beach. Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Community Intellectual Disability Team highlighted the therapies at its recent Exceptional Fall BB...

Vision Bermuda, a charity dedicated to helping the island’s blind and visually impaired, is calling for everyone to get their eyes tested to show support for World Sight Day on October 13. Theresa Hall, the charity’s executive director, said: “With ...

Parliamentarians approved the final extension of Covid-19 public health emergency measures. Public Health (Covid-19) Emergency Extension (No 1) Order 2022, which extends the measures until November 30, was passed in the House last night with no obje...

More than 90 per cent of food service businesses were ranked in the top two levels of a grading system for hygiene and health standards after checks by environmental health officials. Figures showed that 129 restaurants, cafés and takeaways score...