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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. ...

The United States will require air arrivals to produce a clear coronavirus test result taken inside one day of travel from next Monday. The decision came after it was reported this week that the move, sparked by the emergence of a new and potentially...

No decision on whether to limit the size of Christmas gatherings has been made amid fears over a new strain of the coronavirus, a health ministry spokeswoman said yesterday. She said: “No decision at this time has been taken to limit Christmas events...

David Burt, the Premier, rightly said last Friday that he will rule out nothing when planning how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Asked if it would be necessary to bring in tougher restrictions, Mr Burt said every leader who had had to deal with...

The island has recorded 18 new coronavirus infections, it was revealed. The number of active cases has climbed from the 21 reported last Thursday to 33. But none are in hospital, although all the cases are being monitored by health officials. There h...

There are no patients in hospital with Covid-19 for the first time since the start of August, it was announced last night. But health officials reported six new coronavirus results. The new cases were detected among 4,528 test results that came back...

Nine new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials announced last night. There are 25 active infections with two people in hospital, one in intensive care, and 22 people being monitored by public health officials. Ten of the cases ...

The health minister tonight renewed her appeal for people to sign up for coronavirus vaccine booster vaccinations. Kim Wilson was speaking after health officials recorded one new case out of the latest 2,974 test results. The infection came in from o...

Regulations for indoor dining and large group gatherings were last night relaxed as the number of Covid-19 continued to fall. The SafeKey pass was required for indoor activities such as dining over the latest outbreak. It was also mandatory for all...

Health officials admitted that “some people” under 50 had “slipped through the cracks” and managed to get a Covid-19 vaccine booster despite not being eligible yet. But the Ministry of Health could not give a number or explain why immunised people ag...

The number of active cases of the coronavirus has fallen to 49, it was revealed last night. Two people are in hospital for the virus, with one in intensive care – the lowest number of inpatients since August 23. The numbers show a continued decline f...