Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 Embedded video for COVID-19 update Minister Wilson – 20 May Good Afternoon, Today there were 14 test results received by the Ministry of Health; and none were positive for COVID-19. This is not the high numbers we have become accustomed to hearing but it is only because the testing teams have …
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 A Bermuda Coast Guard crew rescued a solo sailor whose boat started to take on water on the high seas. The Polish skipper of the 36ft ketch SV Hobo Girl was towed to safety by the Coast Guard after he was spotted five nautical miles southeast of the island. The rescue was carried …
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 Embedded video for Ministry of Finance COVID-19 Update 20 May Good afternoon. My remarks today will cover three items: unemployment benefits update; the Economic Advisory Committee and further emergency measures that will be undertaken by the Government. Unemployment Benefits Last week I made a commitment that “…if you have been unemployed …
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 HAMILTON, Bermuda, 20 May, 2020: Bermuda’s Minister of Finance, The Hon. Curtis L. Dickinson, JP MP, today announced the members of the Government’s new COVID-19 Economic Advisory Committee, which is comprised of a diverse group of 11 local and global, business and community leaders. Chair: The Honorable Curtis L. Dickinson, JP, …
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Today there were 156 test results received by the Ministry of Health; and none were positive for COVID-19. Bermuda has 125 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows: there are 38 active cases, of which 34 persons are under active public health monitoring, and 4 persons are hospitalized; of …
Monday, May 18th, 2020 Good evening Bermuda. Last week Friday we welcomed back returning residents on the Delta Airlines charter flight. One of the challenges that we had noticed from prior arrangements at the quarantine facility was that individuals were confined to their rooms for 24-hours a day. In an effort to make their stay …
Monday, May 18th, 2020 Embedded video for 18 May COVID-19 Update Good afternoon. The gradual return of activity on our streets and the efforts of hardworking men and women in business to adapt to a rapidly changing model of customer service should have been seen by everyone. Slowly, there is growing economic activity in Bermuda …
Monday, May 18th, 2020 Embedded video for Minister Wilson COVID-19 Update 18 May Good Afternoon, Between Sunday and today there were 532 test results received by the Ministry of Health; and 2 were positive for COVID-19. Bermuda now has 125 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows: there are 39 active cases, of …
Saturday, May 16th, 2020 Today there were 82 test results received by the Ministry of Health; and none were positive for COVID-19. Bermuda has 123 total confirmed positive cases. Their updated status is as follows: * there are 41 active cases, of which * 35 persons are under active public health monitoring, and * 6 …
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15 May, 2020 Good Afternoon, Today there were 244 test results received by the Ministry of Health; and 1 was positive for COVID-19. As I indicated in a press release yesterday, Bermuda has regrettably lost another victim to COVID-19. My sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of that individual at this difficult …