The Covid Chronicle

**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Municipal service updates Friday, March 27, 2020 (Halifax, N.S.) – The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The municipality is committed to taking important steps in reducing the spread of COVID-19. There are no reductions in public safety service...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Seventeen New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, will provide an update today, March 27, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, March 27, Nova Scotia has 90 confirmed cases...

**** HRFE Release A message from Chief Stuebing: The COVID-19 pandemic environment is evolving, and, as you know, the public health policies and protocols to manage through it are changing too. One thing that does not change in the face of this pandemic or any other crisis, is Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency’s (HRFE) commitment...

**** NSHA Media Release NSHA operational update, Friday, March 27, 2020 Nova Scotia Health Authority continues to plan and prepare at an organizational level, across the province, for service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. As an organization, NSHA must adapt and respond to changing conditions and optimize the overall system’s ability to respond to the...

**** Libraries Media Release Status of Library service All branches of Halifax Public Libraries will be closed until April 30, 2020 as a precaution to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Effective Wednesday, March 18 at 5:00pm, all branch and community Book Drops will be closed. Effective Thursday, March 19 at 3:00pm, the ability to...

**** Via Dr Strang A Letter to Nova Scotians from Dr. Robert Strang   My fellow Nova Scotians, COVID-19 is an unprecedented and rapidly evolving situation, and I recognize this is a scary time for Nova Scotians. Public health officials are working closely with our colleagues across the country and our partners in Nova Scotia...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Testing for COVID-19 Expands; Health System Preparations ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Carr, president and CEO of Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and Dr. Krista Jangaard, president and CEO of IWK Health Centre gave an update today, March 26, on...

**** NSHA Media Release NSHA advising potential COVID-19 exposure at Halifax Regional Municipality community centre​ ​ NSHA Public Health is advising of a potential public exposure to COVID-19 on March 14 at Lake Echo Community Centre (3168A Highway #7, Lake Echo).​ The gathering was a public event related to St. Patrick’s Day with approximately 50...

**** Info via Diabetes Canada Due to #COVID19, the collection of ALL textile donations from homes and bins across Canada is temporarily suspended We URGE you not to dump! Please store items to donate until life gets back to normal. As part of Diabetes Canada’s ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of our...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Five New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Carr, president and CEO, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dr. Krista Jangaard, president and CEO, IWK Health Centre will provide an update today, March 26, at 3...