No New COVID Cases In NS
Health officials say there are no new COVID-19 cases to report in the province today.
That marks eight days in a row without any new cases in Nova Scotia.
There’s still one confirmed active case in the province.
Health officials say there are no new COVID-19 cases to report in the province today.
That marks eight days in a row without any new cases in Nova Scotia.
There’s still one confirmed active case in the province.
The province says there are no new COVID-19 cases to report today.
That makes seven in a row without any new cases of the coronavirus in Nova Scotia.
There is one active case in the province.
Nearly 530 tests were done yesterday at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.
No one is in hospital because of COVID-19.
Students and teachers will be back in Nova Scotia classrooms on September 8th.
The province’s back to school plan includes a full curriculum.
There will be no sharing of supplies or food and teachers are being encouraged to move class outside if possible.
Masks are required in high school hall ways.
Everyone will have to wear a mask on buses.
In-school assemblies and other large gatherings will not be allowed.
Classrooms are being reorganized to increase spacing and classes will be treated as a bubble to minimize contact with other students.
The province says the back to school plan was developed with survey feedback from more than 28,000 parents and students as well as input from union and education partners.
There will be regular handwashing or hand sanitizing by students and staff before entering school for classes and throughout the day.
The provincial Health Authority says new phone numbers have been set up for people booking blood work in Sydney and Glace Bay.
The new number at the Regional Hospital is 902-563-8545.
It will be available Monday to Friday from 7 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon, except for holidays.
The new number at the Glace Bay Hospital is 902-842-2830.
It will be available from Monday to Friday between 1 and 3 in the afternoon, except for holidays.
A new line has also been set up at St. Martha’s in Antigonish.
The Health Authority says when people call the numbers, they’ll be put in a queue and answered in order and people will not get a busy signal.
For the sixth day in a row, health officials say there are no new COVID-19 cases to report in Nova Scotia.
There’s still one confirmed active case of the virus in the province.
Nearly 270 tests were done at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax yesterday.
Health officials say no one in the province is in hospital because of COVID-19.