Bermuda News Updates

Good Evening Bermuda,

We started down this road over a year ago. 

Over the last year, our management of the pandemic was based on risk mitigation, balancing the country’s health and our economy.

Although Bermuda is one of the world’s leaders in testing and vaccinations, we are currently being challenged by an aggressive strain of the Covid-19 virus.

I am joined tonight by the Minister of Health, the Hon. Kim Wilson who will provide an update on the latest COVID-19 test results, and where we are currently from a medical perspective.

Good afternoon.

The Ministry of Health received 1339 test results since the last update, and 81 were positive for COVID-19. One of the new cases is classified as imported by a non-resident who arrived on British Airways BA 2233 from London on 11 March 2021 and tested positive on their Day 14 test.

Thirty-five of the new cases are classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with known cases.

Good day. 

The Ministry of Health received 1108 test results since the last update, and 33 were positive for COVID-19. Fourteen of the new cases are classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with known cases. The additional nineteen new cases are classified as under investigation. These cases are among residents with no currently identified link to other known cases or history of travel in the past 14 days.

Additionally, since the last update, there were four recoveries.

There are currently 213 active cases, of which;

The Ministry of Public Works can advise the public that inclement weather and the inability to source local materials has resulted in considerable delays in completing repairs to the wall located on Harbour Road in the vicinity of Burnt House Hill and Tamarind Vale.

Furthermore, identifying an additional 50 feet of wall in need of repairs and new construction methods requiring staff training further delayed the project’s completion.  

These delays have resulted in a further extension needed to complete rebuilding the wall section on Harbour Road (extension attached).

The Public is advised that due to the rising cases of COVID-19, out of an extreme abundance of caution, the Department of Ageing and Disability Services will not be available to accept office walk-ins effective immediately. 

Please note that the Department of Ageing and Disability Services will remain operational and will be accepting telephone calls Monday – Friday, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on 292-7802.  

Good Morning, Mr. Speaker.

I am pleased to provide another update on the Short Term Stimulus Programme that was launched on December 17^th, 2020 to a maximum value of BMD $13,385,000 where small to medium sized contractors were invited to participate.  

Mr. Speaker, 

Today I rise to share with my honourable colleagues and the community at large an update on the impact of COVID 19 in our public schools.

Mr. Speaker,