Response to COVID-19: Halifax Transit Update
**** 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. Mandatory masks – Friday, July 24 In keeping with the public health order, masks will be mandatory on all Halifax Transit buses and ferries as of Friday...
No New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————– As of today, July 21, Nova Scotia has one active case of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Monday, July 20. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 266 Nova Scotia tests on July 20 and is operating 24-hours. There are no licensed...
No New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— As of today, July 20, Nova Scotia has one active case of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Sunday, July 19. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 357 Nova Scotia tests on July 19 and is operating 24-hours. There are no licensed...
Tensions ran high at a “March to Unmask” protest that took place in Halifax
Tensions ran high at a “March to Unmask” protest that took place in Halifax. A pro mask group joined the scene, and almost immediately arguments began, some loudly, about mask wearing in the age of COVID-19. The organizers posted this on social media as part of their cause. “Just recently The City of Toronto passed...
No New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————- As of today, July 19, Nova Scotia has two active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Saturday, July 18. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 543 Nova Scotia tests on July 18 and is operating 24-hours. There are no licensed...
Non-medical masks and face coverings: How to protect others
**** Info via Health Canada Non-medical masks and face coverings How to protect others The best thing you can do to prevent spreading COVID-19 is to wash your hands frequently with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds. If none is available, use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol. To protect others...
No New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————- As of today, July 18, Nova Scotia has two active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Friday, July 17. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 365 Nova Scotia tests on July 17 and is operating 24-hours. There are no licensed...
Province Announces Mandatory Masks on Public Transit and Easing of Visitor Restrictions in Long-Term Care Homes / Nova Scotia Health, IWK to require patients and visitors to wear masks in health care facilities
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Province Announces Mandatory Masks on Public Transit and Easing of Visitor Restrictions in Long-Term Care Homes —————————————————————- Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health for Nova Scotia, announced today, July 17, that some visitor restrictions in long-term care homes are being eased and non-medical masks will...
No New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————- As of today, July 17, Nova Scotia has two active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Thursday, July 16. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 491 Nova Scotia tests on July 16 and is operating 24-hours. There are no licensed...
Halifax Mobility Response – Streets and Spaces
**** HRM Media Release Halifax Mobility Response – Streets and Spaces The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. As part of the Halifax Mobility Response Plan, Bedford Row, between the Founders Square parking garage and Prince Street, will be temporarily closed to all vehicle...