STRAIT AREA: After the province called a State of
Emergency, local groups and municipalities, as well as the private sector and a
provincial group turned their attention on helping out in the midst of the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
HALIFAX:
As schools partially re-opened, the province, Canada Post, the RCMP, and a
local municipality established guidelines for dealing with the global COVID-19
pandemic.
After
consulting with the province’s Chief Medical Officer, as well as the Regional
Education Centres,...
HALIFAX: Public health officials in the province have
determined one COVID-19 case in the province is linked to community spread.
While most cases to date have been connected to travel
or a known case, public health...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A well-used gas station, store and
depot for Maritime Bus is closed as an employee awaits the results of a test
for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Leeroy McKinnon, senior specialist in corporate communications with the...
HALIFAX: Twelve new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
were identified yesterday. Most are connected to travel or a known case.
Public health is working to identify people who may
have come in close contact with the...
HALIFAX: An employee at R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home in
Antigonish has tested positive for COVID-19.
All residents, their families and staff at the facility
has been notified. Public Health is continuing to investigate and is working
closely...
HALIFAX:
The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is advising of potential public
exposures to COVID-19 at a minor hockey tournament in Antigonish.
The NSHA’s Public Health Office explained the exposure in question took place on March...
HALIFAX: The province said it is taking steps to fully prepare
for the further spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Premier Stephen McNeil, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova
Scotia's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Carr, president...
ANTIGONISH: To help flatten the curve and slow the
spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Diocese of Antigonish under the
direction of Most Rev. Wayne Kirkpatrick has cancelled Sunday and Weekday
Masses until further notice.
The Bishop...
GUYSBOROUGH: Officials with the Municipality of the District of Guysborough have established their own novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic plan.
Among other things, the plan identifies “critical municipal operations, key considerations and communication goals.”