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DELTA VARIANT NOW AT LARGE: Health officials confirm feared version of virus has been detected here
DELTA VARIANT NOW AT LARGE: Health officials confirm feared version of virus has been detected here
THE highly contagious Delta variant is the predominant strain in The Bahamas, the Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday, after getting back genomic sequencing results from samples sent to a laboratory in Brazil.
'No evidence' that Delta strain in The Bahamas
'No evidence' that Delta strain in The Bahamas
DESPITE increasing concerns that the Delta variant could be present in the country, one Pan American Health Organization official said there is still no evidence the highly contagious strain is here.
Wells asks his aides to forego payment
Wells asks his aides to forego payment
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said he has asked his driver and personal assistant to return the $1,158.40 the government gave them in honorarium payments as a sickout persisted among some 300 healthcare workers in New Providence and Grand Bahama for a fifth day yesterday.
228 new cases of COVID-19
228 new cases of COVID-19
TWO-hundred and twenty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday, historically the highest number of cases recorded in The Bahamas in one day.
PMH forced to restrict services as cases surge
PMH forced to restrict services as cases surge
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital has suspended all elective surgeries and only emergency cases are being allowed in response to an influx of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
LET'S TALK SOLAR ENERGY
LET'S TALK SOLAR ENERGY
By: Jhanae Winter
For years there has been a quest for renewable energy sources to replace the over dependency of other dangerous and damaging forms of energy.
COVID cases on rise among youngsters
COVID cases on rise among youngsters
HEALTH officials are troubled by the trend of children catching COVID-19 at a greater rate than they did during the first and second waves, Health Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.
April sees huge spike in cases compared to previous month
MORE THAN 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country this month alone, representing a tremendous spike when compared with the previous month.
ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR (194) ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES, THREE (3) ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED DEATHS AND ONE HUNDRED (100) ADDITIONAL PERSONS RECOVERED Update #197
The Ministry of Health confirms today that there are one hundred ninety-four (194) additional confirmed cases of COVID-19...
A More Vicious and Tenacious Spread of COVID-19 in This Second Wave
Minister of Health the Hon. Renward Wells stated that with the second wave surge in COVID-19, the nation has witnessed a more vicious and tenacious spread of this virus within and across nearly all its inhabited islands...