Sixty-seven New Cases of COVID-19, Testing Changes
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Sixty-seven New Cases of COVID-19, Testing Changes ———————————————————- Sixty-seven new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 30. Fifty-seven cases are in Central Zone, four cases are in Western Zone, three cases are in Eastern Zone and three cases are in Northern Zone. Due to...
People Aged 40 to 54 Now Eligible to Book AstraZeneca Vaccine
**** WELLNESS Media Release People Aged 40 to 54 Now Eligible to Book AstraZeneca Vaccine —————————————————————- Starting today, April 30, people aged 40 to 54 can book appointments for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at participating physician and pharmacy clinics across the province. Based on recent guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, and Nova...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and three Air Canada flights
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and three Air Canada flights Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and three Air Canada flights. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. ...
Between April 25 and 27, NSHA processed almost 40,000 COVID-19 tests (14, 730 processed on April 27 alone).
**** NSHA Media Release Between April 25 and 27, NSHA processed almost 40,000 COVID-19 tests (14, 730 processed on April 27 alone). Between April 25 and today, almost 74,000 tests were booked online. This does not include rapid testing or drop-in testing. Due to the huge volume of tests, we are experiencing some delays in...
Seventy New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Seventy New Cases of COVID-19 ———————————————————- Seventy new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 29. Fifty-nine cases are in Central Zone, nine cases are in Eastern Zone, and two cases are in Northern Zone. Due to an increased number of investigations in recent days, the exposure...
UPDATE: Summer registration for programs in municipally-operated facilities scheduled for Wednesday, May 5 is postponed due to current COVID-19 restrictions.
**** HRM Media Release UPDATE: Summer registration for programs in municipally-operated facilities scheduled for Wednesday, May 5 is postponed due to current COVID-19 restrictions. A new registration date is expected to be announced later in May following updates from public health. As with all aspects of COVID-19, timelines are subject to change. Public Service Announcement...
NSHA – Please be kind. We are here to help.
**** NSHA Media Release Please be kind. We are here to help. Every day, Nova Scotia Health team members work to support patients and families. This includes providing care and services, working to keep our patients, teams and facilities safe, responding to many questions regarding COVID-19 or other important health matters, and so much more...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and Air Canada flight
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and Air Canada flight Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and one Air Canada flight. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. Anyone...
Child Care Centres Remain Open, Receive Financial Support from Province During Shutdown
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Child Care Centres Remain Open, Receive Financial Support from Province During Shutdown —————————————————————- Nova Scotia’s regulated child-care centres and licensed Family Home Child Care Agencies will remain open during the province-wide shutdown. This is necessary to support health-care and other pandemic workers who require child care in order to work. Families...
Atlantic Travel Bubble Discussions Deferred
**** CAP Media Release Atlantic Travel Bubble Discussions Deferred Premier Blaine Higgs chaired a teleconference of the Council of Atlantic Premiers to discuss COVID-19 outbreaks now under way within the region. He was joined by Premier Dennis King of Prince Edward Island, Premier Iain Rankin of Nova Scotia and Premier Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and...