https://coronavirus.bernews.com/covid-19-government-statements/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:23:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://coronavirus.bernews.com/health-ministry-statement-on-covid-19-ba-2-86/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:44:43 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26263 The Ministry of Health said they “cannot confirm the presence of the new variant of Covid 19 BA.2.86 on the island” and explained the Ministry “recently sent samples to the Caribbean Public Health Agency [CARPHA] for sequencing, and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer continues to consult with the UK Health Security Agency [UKHSA] […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/minister-covid-19-public-information-guidance/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:01:41 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26255 “Unfortunately, there is evidence of increasing Covid-19 infections in the community,” Minister of Health Kim Wilson said, adding that “however, the good news is that we are better positioned to manage the outbreaks because of the high vaccination rates and a less deadly virus strain.” Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday [June 16] […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/ministry-increasing-covid-19-in-community/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:14:14 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26252 “Unfortunately, there is evidence of increasing COVID-19 infections in the community,” said Minister of Health Kim Wilson. “However, the good news is that we are better positioned to manage the outbreaks because of the high vaccination rates and a less deadly virus strain. “I want to remind the public to continue taking precautions to avoid […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/oral-antiviral-treatment-for-covid-available/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:14:52 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26225 The Ministry of Health is reminding the public that Covid-19 antivirals and therapeutics, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, are available in Bermuda. A Government spokesperson said, “These oral antivirals are available by prescription only from a physician.” Minister of Health Kim Wilson said, “Oral antivirals are pills that can stop the virus that causes COVID-19 from making […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/change-to-covid-19-vaccine-certificate-method/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:50:06 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26198 The Ministry of Health advised that the “Covid-19 vaccine certificate will no longer be available on the gov.bm portal after March 31 2023, as the ResQwest Pandemic Administration System is going offline.” A Government spokesperson said, “All vaccine information in ResQwest will be migrated to the Department of Health’s immunisation database, the electronic immunisation registry […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/oral-antivirus-treatment-for-covid-19/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:52:51 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26177 “Covid-19 antivirals and therapeutics, Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, are now available in Bermuda. These oral antivirals are available by prescription only from a physician,” the Government announced today. “We are grateful to the UK Government and Government House for facilitating the availability of these antivirals”, said Minister of Health Kim Wilson. “Unfortunately, people are still dying […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/ministry-provides-update-on-covid-vaccine/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:02:19 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26159 “I am pleased to advise that Bermuda has met our coronavirus vaccination goal to have a third of our eligible population receiving their 2nd and 3rd booster,” said Minister of Health, Kim Wilson. “This is good news, as vaccinations are the best way to fight the coronavirus, protect our community and save lives.” A spokesperson […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/govt-false-message-about-covid-omicron-xbb/ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:27:10 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26136 The Ministry of Health said they are aware of a false message “claiming that the Covid-Omicron XBB coronavirus is different, deadly and not easy to detect correctly” and urged people to please not forward the message and “only rely on official health and Covid-19 related information.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health is […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/latest-coronavirus-variants-detected-in-bermuda/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 17:51:09 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26120 The “latest variants of the coronavirus BF.7 and BQ.1 have been detected in Bermuda,” the Ministry advised today. A Government spokesperson said, “The BF.7 is highly infectious [three times more than other variants] and spreads faster than other variants. Symptoms of the new BF.7 sub-variant are similar to common flu and include cold, cough, fever, […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/st-john-ambulance-to-host-vaccine-clinic/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:02:15 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=26112 “As we continue to live safely with Covid-19, the most effective shield we have at our disposal is the updated booster shot,” said Minister of Health Kim Wilson, ahead of a second vaccine booster drive planned for Saturday, 10 December. A Government spokesperson said, “It will mark the second public pop-up clinic by St John’s […]]]>