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A pressure group has said the education of pupils of all ages was hampered by mask wearing in class after the Government said primary schoolchildren in the first three years did not have to wear them for lessons.
Us For Them Bermuda, set up after th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Relay For Life has been moved from Friday and Saturday May 20 and 21 to the weekend before, May 13 and 14
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda has recorded another Covid-19 death, health officials said last night.
The news brought the death toll from the coronavirus to 123.
The figures came four days after the island marked another fatality from Covid-19.
Health officials added that...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Covid-19 emergency health orders were yesterday extended until the end of March.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the extension, approved by the House of Assembly, was required because the current order would expire at the end of the mon...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An eight-point plan was unveiled yesterday as part of the Government’s efforts to improve the health system.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the Bermuda Health Strategy 2022-2027 put people at its heart.
She explained: “One of the highlights...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The second death reported from Covid-19 this week was announced last night by health officials.
The news brought the total number of deaths as a result of the coronavirus pandemic to 122.
The number of active cases of the coronavirus has also climbe...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 will be able to get the paediatric version of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in the near future, the health department announced last night.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said supplies of the vaccine for child...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s only hospice has been given a $10,000 donation from the Garden Club of Bermuda.
The Garden Club, as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, handed over the cash to Friends of Hospice, which is leading a campaign to relocate Agape Ho...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Ventilators used to treat a sleep disorder have been recalled amid fears about potentially life-threatening problems with their insulation.
Philips has recalled its CPAP and BiPAP ventilators made before April 26, 2021, used to treat sleep apnea, bec...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Inspections were carried out at more than three quarters of the island’s food service outlets despite the diversion of resources to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, a Government spokeswoman said.
She added that it was hoped environmental health teams ca...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter