Potential COVID-19 Exposure On WestJet Flight From Toronto To Halifax

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Public Health is warning about potential exposure to COVID-19 on another flight from Toronto to Halifax.

The WestJet flight left Toronto for Halifax at 9:00 on the morning of April 11^th.

Passengers in rows 15 to 21 and seats A, B and C are asked to immediately book a COVID-19 test, even if they don’t have symptoms.

All other passengers on the flight are asked to continue to quarantine as required and monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

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Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit In Baddeck, Today

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Public Health’s mobile COVID-19 testing unit will be in Baddeck, today.

The unit will be parked at the Baddeck Legion from 11:00 this morning until 5:00 this evening.

It’s available for drop-in and pre-booked appointments.

People going to get tested are reminded to bring their health card, if they have one.

They’re also being asked to dress accordingly because they could have to wait in line outside.

People shouldn’t come to the testing unit if they travelled outside Atlantic Canada in the last 14 days, been at a potential exposure site or been identified as a close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19.

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Atlantic Bubble Not Likely To Re-Open Next Week: Rankin

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

Premier Iain Rankin says the Atlantic bubble will probably not be opening as expected next week as COVID-19 cases rise in New Brunswick.

He says the Premiers are now leaning toward re-opening the bubble sometime next month.

Rankin also announced today restrictions are being brought back at the New Brunswick border.

The move means most people entering this province from New Brunswick will once again have to self-isolate for 14 days starting at 8:00 Thursday morning.

Rankin also told reporters today small gatherings will be allowed for high school graduation this year and that will require some schools to close a week early.

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Six New COVID Cases Reported

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The province is reporting 6 new cases of COVID-19 today, including one in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network.

Health officials say that case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.

There are also three new cases in the Western Zone and two in the Central Zone.

All of those cases are related to travel outside the country.

There’s now a total of 45 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

Five of those cases are in the Cape Breton County Community Health Network.

Three people in the province are in hospital with COVID-19.

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Province Releases Doctor Recruitment Numbers

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The province says 23 new doctors have come to Nova Scotia since March of last year.

Of those, six are working in the Eastern Zone that includes Cape Breton.

The province says another 29 doctors are expected to arrive over the next year.

It says officials attended a number of virtual recruitment events last year to try to attract doctors to the province and those efforts will continue this year.

The province’s recruitment efforts are part of a larger effort to deal with wait times for surgeries and the wait list for a family doctor.

Of those doctors who came to the province over the last year, 10 are family doctors and 13 are specialists.

Another 16 family doctors and 13 specialists are expected to arrive in the next 12 months.

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