Visitor restrictions changing in facilities in Central Zone, Annapolis and Kings counties
**** NSHA Media Release Visitor restrictions changing in facilities in Central Zone, Annapolis and Kings counties Increased visitor restrictions are being implemented in some areas across the province to reflect COVID-19 activity. As a result of recent changes in case numbers and epidemiology in certain areas of the province, visitor restrictions are changing in facilities...
Response to COVID-19: Update to facility bookings and recreation programming
**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Update to facility bookings and recreation programming 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...
Six New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Six New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————-As of today, Dec. 17, Nova Scotia has 50 active cases of COVID-19. Six new cases are being reported today.Three of the new cases are in Central Zone. One case is a close contact of a previously reported case. One case is related to travel outside...
Holiday Restrictions to Keep Nova Scotians Safe
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Holiday Restrictions to Keep Nova Scotians Safe—————————————————————-Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, Dec. 16, that current restrictions in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Hants County are extended, and new restrictions will be in place provincewide over the holidays to...
Four New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Four New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————-As of today, Dec. 16, Nova Scotia has 55 active cases of COVID-19. Four new cases are being reported today.All cases are in Central Zone. Three of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. The other case is under investigation.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs...
Danielle Sheaves becomes the first person in Nova Scotia to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
****Info via the NS Government In a major milestone in the battle against COVID-19, Danielle Sheaves becomes the first person in Nova Scotia to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Danielle is a registered nurse with the COVID unit at the QEII...
Nova Scotia Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Nova Scotia Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Nova Scotia received its first allotment of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine today, Dec. 15. Due to strict transportation, handling and storage requirements, the first vaccinations will be administered in Halifax, where the vaccine is stored. “This is a milestone in the battle against...
Six New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Six New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————–As of today, Dec. 15, Nova Scotia has 57 active cases of COVID-19. Six new cases are being reported today.Three cases are in Central Zone. Two cases are in Northern Zone and the other case is in Western Zone. All the new cases are close contacts...
Five New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Five New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————-As of today, Dec. 14, Nova Scotia has 57 active cases of COVID-19. Five new cases are being reported today.Two cases are in Central Zone. One is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and is self-isolating as required. The other case is under investigation.Two cases...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 on two WestJet flights
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 on two WestJet flights Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 on two WestJet flights. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are now listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. Anyone who was on the following flights in the specified rows/seats is asked to...