The Covid Chronicle

**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Parks & Recreation Updates The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving impacts of COVID-19. The following is an update on municipal services. ​ As directed by the province, new public health guidelines will take effect in the Halifax Regional Municipality as of...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Return to Restrictions to Reduce Spread of COVID-19—————————————————————-With cases rising, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, announced today, Feb. 26, that tighter restrictions will return in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and some neighbouring municipalities.“Our case numbers are rising again, and the situation is...

**** NSHA Media Release Cancelled: Pop-up rapid COVID-19 testing scheduled for Elmsdale Fire Hall and St. Andrew’s United Church Pop-up rapid COVID-19 testing previously scheduled for this weekend at Elmsdale Fire Hall and St. Andrew’s United Church in Halifax are cancelled to support other testing. ​ If you have no symptoms and would like to...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Ten New Cases of COVID-19——————————————————-UPDATE: to the news release sent today, Feb. 26 at about 12:54 p.m., to add the updated number of active cases, resolved cases and immunizations.——————————————————— Ten new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, Feb. 26. Nine cases are in Central Zone. Five are...

**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at Halifax restaurant Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at a restaurant in Halifax. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. Anyone who worked at or visited the following location on the specified date and time are required to self-isolate...

**** Via Irving Shipbuilding Out of an abundance of caution and after consultation with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, we have decided to temporarily suspend production operations at the Halifax Shipyard for today, Friday, February 26th. Therefore the hourly employees are not to report. Staff employees at the Shipyard are to work from home for...

**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at 5 locations in Central Zone Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at five locations in the Central Zone. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. Anyone who worked at or visited the following locations on...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Eight New Cases of COVID-19—————————————————————-Eight new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, Feb. 25.Seven cases are in Central Zone. Four are close contacts of previously reported cases. The other three cases are under investigation.One case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.“You...

**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at one location in Western Zone, four locations in Central Zone, and various Halifax Transit routes Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at one location in Western Zone, four locations in Central Zone and various Halifax Transit routes. In addition to...

**** NSHA Media Release Public Health encouraging people in Annapolis Valley and Sackville regions to get tested for COVID-19 In response to the recently announced case of the UK variant of COVID-19 in New Minas and a few positive cases in the Sackville area, where the source of infection is unknown, Public Health is increasing...