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An almost blind pensioner was forced to fork out an extra $700 to get home to Canada after she missed her flight because of coronavirus test result delays. The woman was able to rebook on yesterday’s Air Canada flight to Toronto — but others were les...

The scientist in charge of the island’s fight against the coronavirus is to leave the job at the end of the month, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Carika Weldon confirmed that she had told the Cabinet of her decision. Dr Weldon said: “I really apprecia...

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire, the health minister warned last night as the number of active cases surged past 1,000. Kim Wilson said: “The facts are that the Omicron variant’s transmission rate is like nothing...

Police manpower has been cut because of coronavirus sickness rates – but senior officers insisted that front line services had not been hit. Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons confirmed that 18 staff members were off because of Covid-19. Mr ...

Outbound travellers who need a fast antigen test inside 24 hours of departure will be able to get screened at Hamilton’s Washington Mall from today, it was announced last night. The new test site, at 16 Church Street, will be open from 10.00am to 4....

A new medical records system for the island’s hospitals will cost almost $55 million over ten years, it was revealed. The Bermuda Hospitals Board said the cost of the new electronic medical records system, an EMR, expected to be up and running by Sep...

England’s travel restrictions against Covid-19 will be loosened tomorrow and the pre-departure test will be dropped for travellers. The British government’s website added that fully vaccinated travellers will also not have to quarantine in England on...

More than 500 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed which pushed the number of active infections past 900, the Ministry of Health said. But there are just two people in hospital, neither of them in intensive care. A spokeswoman said that the mini...

Staffing levels at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital have been hit by the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, it was revealed. A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board confirmed that 25 staff were off work after they were infected...

Travellers leaving the island must still attend a Covid-19 test centre, health officials have advised. But a spokeswoman acknowledged that delays in getting test results continued, a problem said to be caused by the latest outbreak driven by Omicron ...