Police respond to calls of alleged violations of the Health Protection Act overnight and issue tickets for violations
**** HRP Media Release Police respond to calls of alleged violations of the Health Protection Act overnight and issue tickets for violations. Halifax Regional Police overnight responded to 17 calls from concerned citizens for potential violations of the recently updated Health Proection Act regulations mandated by the province on April 23rd. Most were found...
Five New Schools Report COVID-19, Family of Schools to Close
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Five New Schools Report COVID-19, Family of Schools to Close ——————————————————————————————————————— Nova Scotia is reporting five new schools with COVID-19 connected cases. Caledonia Junior High and Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, Citadel High School in Halifax, and Breton Education Centre in New Waterford reported one case each today, April 24...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central, Northern and Eastern Zones
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central, Northern and Eastern Zones Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central, Northern and Eastern Zones. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. Please note: Based...
Fifty-two New Cases of COVID-19
**’* HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Fifty-two New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————————————————————- Fifty-two new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 24. Forty-four cases are in Central Zone, one of which was identified Friday, April 23, at Oyster Pond Academy in Oyster Pond. Four cases are in Eastern Zone, one of which was...
Police issue tickets for failing to follow the Health Protection Act
**** HRP Media Release Police issue tickets for failing to follow the Health Protection Act Halifax Regional Police issued four summary offence tickets for failing to comply with the regulations set out in the Health Protection Act. On Friday, April 24th at approximately 01:00 a.m. police responded to a report of a large...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province in all four zones
**** NSHA Media Release *CORRECTION* Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province in all four zones and Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre public exposure changed to low risk Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of the following corrections to yesterday’s release on potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province in all...
One New Case of COVID-19 Connected to School
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release One New Case of COVID-19 Connected to School ——————————————————————————————————————— Nova Scotia is reporting one additional case of COVID-19, identified today, April 23, connected to Oyster Pond Academy in Oyster Pond, Central Zone. The person was not in school today. The school will remain closed to students until Thursday, April 29. A...
Temporary reduction of surgeries at QEII, Dartmouth General hospitals
**** NSHA Media Release Temporary reduction of surgeries at QEII, Dartmouth General hospitals Teams at Dartmouth General Hospital and the QEII Health Sciences Centre are working to review and adjust surgical schedules to reduce elective surgery volumes by up to 25 per cent over the next couple of weeks. This is necessary to build capacity...
Two New Cases of COVID-19 Connected to Schools, St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Update
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS MEDIA RELEASE Two New Cases of COVID-19 Connected to Schools, St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Update —————————————————————- Nova Scotia is reporting two additional cases of COVID-19, identified today, April 23, connected to Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro, Northern Zone, and Shipyard Elementary in Sydney, Eastern Zone. Neither person was in school today. The schools will...
Temporary changes to chemical and bacterial water testing at Nova Scotia Health facilities, effective immediately
**** NSHA Media Release Temporary changes to chemical and bacterial water testing at Nova Scotia Health facilities, effective immediately Nova Scotia Health Environmental Laboratory Services water testing within Central Zone (Halifax Regional Municipality, Eastern Shore and West Hants areas) is being suspended until further notice. This is in effect immediately for at least two weeks and then will be reassessed at that time. ...