One Additional Case of COVID-19 Connected to School
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release One Additional Case of COVID-19 Connected to School ————————————————————- Nova Scotia is reporting one additional case of COVID-19, identified today, April 21, connected to Bell Park Academic Centre in Lake Echo, Central Zone. The school will remain closed to students until Tuesday, April 27. A deep cleaning will take place and...
Public Health adds additional COVID-19 testing capacity in Central Zone
**** NSHA Media Release Public Health adds additional COVID-19 testing capacity in Central Zone In response to the recent increase of potential COVID-19 public exposure locations in the Central Zone and the resulting heightened demand for testing, Public Health’s mobile health units will be in Lake Echo and Dartmouth this week to offer additional testing...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central and Western Zones
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central and Western Zones Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in the Central and Western Zones. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. Anyone who worked...
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 21, connected to Shannon Park Elementary in Dartmouth, Central Zone. The school will remain closed to students until Tuesday, April 27. A deep cleaning will take place and students will...
Twenty-five New Cases of COVID-19
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Twenty-five New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— Twenty-five new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 21. Nineteen cases are in Central Zone. Four are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The people are self-isolating, as required. Nine are close contacts of previously reported cases, two of...
Women’s World Hockey Championship Cancelled
**** PREMIER’S Office Release Women’s World Hockey Championship Cancelled ———————————————————- The 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship, scheduled for May 6-16 in Halifax and Truro, is being cancelled due to concerns over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia. Premier Iain Rankin withdrew permission for the event to take place in the province...
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 20, connected to Mount Edward Elementary in Dartmouth, Central Zone. The school will remain closed to students until Monday, April 26. A deep cleaning will take place and students will...
Potential exposure to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Northern, and Western Zones and two Air Canada flights
**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Northern, and Western Zones and two Air Canada flights Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in the Central, Northern and Western Zones and two Air Canada flights. In addition to media releases, all potential...
Two New Cases of COVID-19 Connected to Schools
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Two New Cases of COVID-19 Connected to Schools —————————————————————- Nova Scotia is reporting two additional cases of COVID-19, identified today, April 20, connected to Dartmouth South Academy elementary and Auburn Drive High in Central Zone. The schools will remain closed to students until Monday, April 26. A deep cleaning will take...
Further Restrictions on Travel to Nova Scotia
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Further Restrictions on Travel to Nova Scotia ——————————————————— Nova Scotia is placing additional restrictions on travel to the province, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, April 20. Effective April 22 at 8 a.m., people from outside Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island...