IDALIA UPDATE

1st September, 2023 Please be advised of the following weather update leading into the weekend. As Idalia is passing us Saturday through Sunday, we can easily remain under a Tropical Storm Warning due to the track. We expect a direct crosswind will be from westerly winds. Waves should be similar to what we saw from Franklin. […]

 

IDALIA: TROPICAL STORM WATCH

August 31st, 2023 Bermuda Weather Service We are expecting to issue a Tropical Storm Watch with the 6pm advisory today. Idalia remains challenging as it soon loses tropical characteristics for about 48 hours as it weakens. This means that significant thunderstorms are gone, though winds and showers remain. After 48 hours, NHC expects Idalia to become tropical once […]

 

August 30: Hurricane Franklin Update – Safety First

As Bermuda begins to feel the effects of Hurricane Franklin, the Ministry of National Security provided some reminders following the 12.00 noon Bermuda Weather Service (BWS) update. Currently, Franklin is a category 2 hurricane. The Ministry advised of the following: The BWS 12noon has Hurricane Franklin currently at 140 nautical miles to the west northwest of […]

 

IDENTIFIED CASE OF WHOOPING COUGH

Identified case of whooping cough (also known as pertussis)   The Office of the Chief Medical Officer has identified a case of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) in a workplace setting. This potentially means that there is circulating pertussis in the community. Pertussis is a highly contagious illness and is usually spread by coughing or sneezing […]

 

CHANGE OF CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ayoola Oyinloye, recently stepped down as the Chief Medical Officer for personal reasons. Dr. Oyinloye took over as Bermuda’s new Chief Medical Officer, following the retirement of Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball on August 31st 2020. Dr. Oyinloye previously served as the Deputy Director of Public Health and Consultant in Public Health for Swindon Borough Council, in the […]

 

PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR WEBINAR

The Ministry of Health is inviting persons in the hospitality industry to a virtual training webinar on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in the Hospitality Sector on August 16, 2023. The training session, presented by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), provides an introduction to and the background of the Regional Tourism and […]