Potential exposure to COVID-19 on Air Canada flight from Toronto to Halifax
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 on Air Canada flight from Toronto to Halifax Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 on an Air Canada flight. 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 flight in...
CBSA Atlantic Region operational and enforcement highlights from 2020 – Protecting and Supporting Canadians during COVID-19
**** CBSA Media Release CBSA Atlantic Region operational and enforcement highlights from 2020 – Protecting and Supporting Canadians during COVID-19 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Atlantic Region today released operational and enforcement highlights that demonstrate how CBSA employees throughout the region have worked to safeguard our communities while supporting the economy during these unprecedented times. The...
Four New Cases of COVID-19, Another School-based Case
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Four New Cases of COVID-19, Another School-based Case—————————————————————-As of today, Dec. 10, Nova Scotia has 64 active cases of COVID-19. Four new cases are being reported today.One case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person has been self-isolating as required.Three of the cases...
Health Canada authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine
**** HEALTH CANADA Release Health Canada authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine Thanks to advances in science and technology, and an unprecedented level of global cooperation, today, Canada reached a critical milestone in its fight against COVID-19 with the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine. Health Canada received Pfizer’s submission on October 9, 2020 and after a...
Six New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Six New Cases of COVID-19—————————————————————-As of today, Dec. 9, Nova Scotia has 71 active cases of COVID-19. Six new cases are being reported today.All new cases are in Central Zone. Four of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. One is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The...
Government Further Extends Virtual Care Options
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Government Further Extends Virtual Care Options————————————————————Government is further extending access to virtual care options like telephone and videoconferencing that are available for doctors to connect with patients.Physicians’ payment codes for virtual visits will be available until March 31.“Access to virtual care has become increasingly important to patients and doctors as the...
Halifax Transit supports Feed Nova Scotia through virtual holiday turkey drive
**** HRM Media Release Halifax Transit supports Feed Nova Scotia through virtual holiday turkey drive This holiday season, Halifax Transit is supporting Feed Nova Scotia by encouraging online donations to the Halifax Transit Holiday Turkey Drive. Since 1991, Halifax Transit and its employees supported Stuff-a-Bus, an annual Feed Nova Scotia food drive that collects food...
COVID-19 Vaccine to Arrive Next Week
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release COVID-19 Vaccine to Arrive Next Week Nova Scotia will receive its first allotment of 1950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week and will begin with immunizing health-care workers most directly involved in the COVID-19 response in Central Zone, as soon as the vaccine is approved by Health Canada.Health-care workers...
Air Canada advises more air service cuts and station closures in Atlantic Canada
**** Atlantic Canada Airports Association Release Air Canada advises more air service cuts and station closures in Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada’s airports were advised today of more service cuts and station closures by Air Canada that will become effective January 11th, 2021. The second wave of COVID-19 infections is piling added pressure on a sector...
Seven New Cases of COVID-19, Another School-based Case
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Seven New Cases of COVID-19, Another School-based Case ————————————————————-As of today, Dec. 8, Nova Scotia has 78 active cases of COVID-19. Seven new cases are being reported today.Two cases are in Western Zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases.One case is in Northern Zone and is related to travel...