NSHA advising of potential COVID-19 exposure at several HRM locations
**** 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...
Twenty-one New Cases of COVID-19
**** 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...
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. 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...
The road so far: Full collection of COVID-19 coverage Part 4
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...
Thirty-four New Cases of COVID-19
**** 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...
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. 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...
Premier McNeil and Dr. Strang update on COVID-19 / Response to COVID-19: Halifax Transit Update
**** 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...
RCMP to step up presences near Otter Lake Dr.
**** RCMP Media Release Just in case you were thinking of gathering in the Otter Lake Dr. area for some socializing and drag racing this coming weekend, we’d thought we’d let you know, we’ll be around. Last Sunday evening, April 5, Halifax District RCMP observed approximately 10 vehicles parked on the shoulder of Otter Lake...
COVID-19 enforcement statistics and Easter holiday information
**** HRP Media Release COVID-19 enforcement statistics and Easter holiday information Halifax Regional Police is providing an update in relation to violations under the Nova Scotia Emergency Management Act and Health Protection Act related to COVID-19 directives. Since our last report on Monday, HRP issued 33 tickets for violations of the Health Protection Act and...
Superstore has temporarily closed the store at 650 Portland Street location over COVID-19 concerns
**** Loblaw Media Release Superstore has closed the at 650 Portland Street location. We are not required to but we do so out of an abundance of caution. That’s our protocol (every retailer is different). We will likely re-open saturday morning at 7am (for seniors) and 8am for all other customers. The colleague last worked...