Month: April 2020

**** HRP Media Release Halifax Regional Police Issues COVID-19 Update Halifax Regional Police was advised this afternoon that one of our police officers has tested positive for COVID-19. We are now working with Public Health on contact-tracing and identifying additional employees who may need testing.​ Public Health will also determine if any additional notifications are […]

**** NSHA Media Release NSHA advising of potential COVID-19 exposure at several HRM locations NSHA Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at several Halifax Regional Municipality locations. These are not related to any previous potential exposure notifications: Atlantic Superstore, 9 Braemar Dr, Dartmouth on April 2-6, 8 Scotia Tire, 975 Cole Harbour […]

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Twenty-one New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— There will be no COVID-19 media briefings today, April 11 or Sunday, April 12. ​ ​ Government will continue to issue news releases on new cases each day. ————————————————————— As of today, April 11, Nova Scotia has 428 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Twenty-one new cases […]

**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Halifax Transit Update The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Halifax Transit was advised that a bus operator has tested positive for COVID-19. Halifax Transit is working with Public Health to investigate the situation. Public Health has been in […]

As things continue to change, previous bulk update posts fill up fast.  Here is the fourth post. Page 3: https://waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/the-road-so-far-covid-19-updates-part-3 Page 2: https://waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/the-road-so-far-coverage-of-the-covid-19-virus-page-2 Page 1: https://waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/so-far-global-covid-19-scares-cause-closures-locally-and-abroad . Considerations in the use of homemade masks to protect against COVID-19 ** Release: https://waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/considerations-in-the-use-of-homemade-masks-to-protect-against-covid-19 . MacKenzie Atlantic to produce more than one million face shields for NSHA, IWK […]

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Thirty-four New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————There will be no COVID-19 media briefings today, April 10, Saturday, April 11 or Sunday, April 12. ​ ​ Government will continue to issue news releases on new cases each day. ————————————————————— As of today, April 10, Nova Scotia has 407 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Thirty-four […]

**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Halifax Transit Update  The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Halifax Transit will implement the following new measures over the long weekend to help reduce the spread of disease. These changes will significantly reduce capacity and as a result, transit […]

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Update on COVID-19 ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, gave an update today, April 9, on efforts related to COVID-19. Measures announced today include: — applications for the $40 million Worker Emergency Bridge Fund and Small Business Impact Grant will be available […]