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Health officials have identified two clusters of Omicron, with 12 cases of on-island transmissions of the coronavirus variant confirmed. Ayoola Oyinloye, the Chief Medical Officer, said Omicron been found in people aged from “under 20 to under 60”. H...

The rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus has forced countries across the globe to tighten entry restrictions for travellers. For people planning to get off the island for Christmas that has caused further inconvenience — and cost...

The island’s healthcare system is braced to manage another wave of Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant continued its spread, the Chief Medical Officer said yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye added that the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital had restocked its s...

Omicron variant cases of the coronavirus have almost doubled since health officials announced 16 cases at the start of the week, it was announced yesterday. The Omicron strain accounted for 31 of the cases where typing was available. The news came as...

At least 16 of the island’s 35 active coronavirus cases are of the Omicron variant, it was announced last night. It means the number of active Omicron cases has gone up from two when figures were released on December 9. The news came as 20 people tes...

More than 20,000 Covid-19 antigen tests have been handed out to charities and other organisations last week. The donations came after a joint effort by the Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community with the Bermuda Foundation. T...

One more case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been isolated, health officials said last night. The infection was found in a person who arrived on the island from overseas. There have now been two confirmed Omicron cases on the islan...

Schools can again welcome parents and hold assemblies for staff and pupils after Covid-19 precautions were eased yesterday. A Ministry of Education spokeswoman confirmed that public schools had moved to Phase 3 of the Government’s Covid-19 system for...

A plea for the public to give a Christmas gift of protection to others and get vaccinated was made by the Chief Medical Officer yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye warned that the Covid-19 pandemic was not over and that the virus flourished with human contact. H...

The island’s Chief Medical Officer has faced bizarre allegations he was paid by American billionaires to promote vaccination, he said yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye added that – “laughably” – he was most recently linked to Jeff Bezos, the founder of online ...

The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Bermuda has been confirmed, it was revealed yesterday. Health officials said much remained unknown about the new strain but that the symptoms appeared to be mild, with effects such as fatigu...

Questions abound on the potential threat to public health from the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was identified last month by health officials in South Africa. The new strain was isolated in the port of Durban, the country’s third-largest city. ...