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New Hours Of Operation For Covid Call Centre
The Covid-19 Call Centre will be operational from 8am until 8pm every day, effective today [May 24]. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health advises the public that the new hours of operation for the Covid-19 Information Call Centre are from 8 am until 8 pm every day, effective Monday 24 May. “The telephone number for the... Read more of this article
401 Doses Given At Mobile Vaccination Centre
A total of 401 doses were administered at the Mobile Covid-19 Vaccination Programme at TCD today [May 23], marking the largest number of people to participate in the programme in one day. A Government spokesperson said, “Today the Close to Home Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Programme was located at Transport Control Department [TCD] on North Street,... Read more of this article
Reminder: Current Vaccines Expire On June 30
The Ministry of Health is reminding everyone that “Bermuda’s current supplies of Pfizer BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines will expire on 30 June,” and noted that “for those who wish to get the Pfizer vaccine, there are no guarantees of Bermuda getting more doses in the immediate future.” The Government posted the graphic... Read more of this article
Register Interest For Vaccine For 12–17 Year Olds
The Government is urging parents who wish to have their children age 12 to 17 vaccinated to register here. The Bermuda Government posted the graphic below on social media, saying: “Parents who are interested in having their children age 12 to 17 vaccinated are encouraged to register their children on: https://vaccine.resqwest.com/web/so the Ministry... Read more of this article
Bermuda Donates Vaccines To Trinidad & Tobago
Bermuda is donating Covid-19 vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago as ”we have an overabundance of vaccines.” The Trinidad and Tobago Newsday media reported, “This country will receive donations of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccines from St Vincent and the Grenadines and Bermuda. “He [Trinidad's Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs] said... Read more of this article
5 New Cases, 73 Active, 4 In Hospital, 1 In ICU
The Ministry received 1029 test results and five were positive, so there are now 73 active cases, of which 4 people are in hospital, with 1 in ICU. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 1029 test results since the last update, and five were positive for Covid-19, giving a test positivity rate of 0.5% “Two of the... Read more of this article
School Screening Programme To Start On May 24
Speaking in the House of Assembly today [May 21], Minister of Education Diallo Rabain provided more information on the plans “to implement a Saliva Screening Regime Programme in our public schools, commencing Monday, May 24th.” The Minister said, “Having students in school for in-person learning is a priority. Additionally, ensuring... Read more of this article
Premier: Digital Covid SafeKey Implementation
“Negative test results sent by email were upgraded as of yesterday May 20th to include QR Codes on the test certificate and persons were also sent a separate SafeKey,” Premier David Burt said, adding that “the SafeKey QR codes for immunised persons will be gradually rolled out over the coming weeks.” Speaking in the House of... Read more of this article
Unemployment Benefits Payments Update
The Ministry of Finance advised that “all persons who have met the required criteria for eligibility for unemployment benefits payments and provided the required documentation have been processed for payment.” A Government spokesperson said, ”It should be noted that there are still over 500 applications whose employers have not verified... Read more of this article
4 New Cases, 85 Active, 5 In Hospital, 2 In ICU
The Ministry received 1212 test results and four were positive and there are now 85 active cases — which is less than 10% of what we had at the highest point last month — and 5 people are in hospital, with 2 in ICU. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 1212 test results since the last update, and four were... Read more of this article
Minister: Saliva Screening Programme In Schools
“Students will not participate in the saliva testing programme without the consent of their parents” and as of May 17th “public schools had reached a rate of around 31%,” the Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said. Speaking during yesterday’s [May 19] press conference, Minister Rabain said, “As previously announced,... Read more of this article
Minister: Update On Unemployment Benefits
“From December of 2020 through May 17, 2021, approximately 4,400 applications for unemployment benefit support have been approved by the Government of Bermuda, and over 4,100 individuals have received benefits totalling $5.1 million,” Minister of Finance Curtis Dickinson as he provided an update on the Unemployment Benefit programme. The... Read more of this article
