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More time can be devoted to supporting workplace safety and health measures since the island moved into its latest phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior environmental health officer said.
Susan Hill Davidson’s comments came on World Day for Safety...
DATE: Apr 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s Covid-19 numbers continue to rise, with 376 active cases after 345 people were found positive for the coronavirus
DATE: Apr 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudians suffering from drug and alcohol addiction are being encouraged to attend a recovery programme in the UK that caters to Black and ethnic minority patients.
Bermudian Llewelyn Gomes, a recovery coach for Nottingham-based BAC-IN — Black and A...
DATE: Apr 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Department of Health’s child health mascot, Bermy Germy, took to the streets today with staff to dance walk around Hamilton to promote vaccinations.
While Bermuda had a successful mass immunisation programme in the fight to reduce the transmissi...
DATE: Apr 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An island-based air ambulance service that can get patients in need of urgent treatment to the United States in just a few hours has been officially launched.
Bermuda Air Ambulance Ltd flew eight patients to hospitals in the US this month — and belie...
DATE: Apr 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A World Health Organisation representative yesterday hailed the island’s Covid-19 vaccine rate as he called on residents to make sure all of their shots were up to date.
Ian Stein, the WHO and Pan American Health Organisation delegate for Bermuda, Ja...
DATE: Apr 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than 50 hospital staff were off work this weekend after testing positive for Covid-19 or coming into close contact with positive cases.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board said 53 people were affected out of 1,800 staff, adding: “Most positive staff cases...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s health clinic in Hamilton is shut for the rest of this week after service was interrupted by a plumbing leak next door.
Public works staff said the leak adjacent to Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street would require “significant...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed sharply in the past week to 293, health officials reported last night.
There are now nine people in hospital, but none are being treated in intensive care. No deaths were recorded this week.
The update ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Vision Bermuda has launched a fundraising drive to prepare the charity to ready its renovated headquarters to reopen.
The charity, formerly known as the Bermuda Society for the Blind, said major work on Beacon House is expected to be completed by the...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes