Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 Today the Chief Medical Officer has directed that all students and associated teachers in both the P4 years at Elliot Primary School must be quarantined, based on an updated risk assessment by the Ministry of Health, and in accordance with the Public Health Act 1949 and the Public Health (COVID-19) Regulations 2020. This means that …
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 Good Evening Bermuda. As a parent with a child in the Bermuda Public School System, I am well aware of the anxiety our parents are facing. It was very difficult for me to explain to my daughter how the nasal pharyngeal test works as she and all of her school mates of Whitney Institute was tested recently. Thankfully she and all that …
Ministry of Education Public Schools COVID-19 Update 23 March 2020 Read More »
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 Good Evening Bermuda, I am here with you tonight as both the Premier and a fellow Bermudian who understands the frustration that we are all currently experiencing due to this latest outbreak. I see the stress and the angst that so many of you are going through. I am no different …
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 Good afternoon. The Ministry of Health received 866 test results since the last update, and ten were positive for COVID-19. One of the new cases is classified as imported by a resident who arrived on Delta Airlines DL617 from New York on 7 March 2021 and tested positive on their Day 14 test. Six …
COVID-19 Update Minister of Health’s Remarks 23 March 2021 Read More »
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 The Chief Medical Officer has directed that all students, teachers and staff of Dellwood Middle School must be quarantined. The decision to quarantine is based on an updated risk assessment by the Ministry of Health and in accordance with the Public Health Act 1949 and the Public Health (COVID-19) Regulations 2020. This …
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Monday, March 22nd, 2021 There have been many queries around whether parents of quarantined, asymptomatic school-aged children should also be in quarantine. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ayoola Oyinloye explains: “The Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) will contact you if you are identified as having a risk of exposure. If you are …
Monday, March 22nd, 2021 The Ministry of Health received 2003 test results since the last update, and 41 were positive for COVID-19. Two of the new cases are classified as imported by one resident who arrived on Delta Airlines DL617 from New York on 15 March 2021 and tested positive on their Day four (4) test, and …
Monday, March 22nd, 2021 Mr Speaker I rise today to inform this Honourable House of the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Bermuda, and the measures put in place to reduce and depress the spread of the disease. Mr Speaker A year ago, the Bermuda Government made the difficult decision to suspend services, close businesses, and …
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Sunday, March 21st, 2021 The Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) is aware of COVID-19 exposure at West Pembroke Primary School and the person(s) confirmed with COVID-19 have been isolated. Based on the risk assessment conducted by the ESU, all students and associated teachers in P6 classes must quarantine until April 1st, 2021. They …
Ministry of Education Update: COVID Exposure at West Pembroke Primary School Read More »
Saturday, March 20th, 2021 On Friday, the Ministry of Education released an update made by the Emergency Education Measures Committee (EEMC) on the new COVID-19 testing protocols for schools. The new protocol outlines that immediately, the bubble that any positive student is a part of, defined as their close contacts, are ordered to quarantine and …