COVID-19 hit Bermuda in March 2020, reports Debbie Jones, Chair of the Bermuda Diabetes Association.
She said: “Like many other countries Bermuda did the best it could navigating itself around the advice from CDC, WHO and Public Health England.
“The Bermuda Diabetes Association continued to serve the public during lockdown and provided those with diabetes access to their lifesaving medicines. COVID 19 had a big impact rendering many unemployed without health benefits. This led to the Association to assisting the financially disadvantaged with free medicine and testing equipment.
“Of the lessons to be learned the most relevant for Bermuda Diabetes Association is to promote being healthy as a means of warding off this virus and any future pandemics. The association is calling for water only in schools, regular physical activity and promotion of eating healthy and grow your own.”
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory, is just once more beginning to open its doors to visitors.