Dr. Russell Says ‘Yellow Is Coming,’ One New Case
FREDERICTON— The province’s chief medical health officer says if New Brunswick remains on its current trajectory of Covid-19 cases, all regions of the province could move to the yellow phase on March 7.
Dr. Jennifer Russell says it was an accomplishment hitting the orange phase throughout the province, but rules under the yellow phase will be different than last time.
The new yellow phase features a ‘steady 15,’ an increase of five allowable close contacts from the orange phase.
There will also be updated rules for the orange phase, which include increased travel within the province, and visitation in hospitals with appropriate safety measures being upheld.
“This virus is changing all the time and we must change with it,” Dr. Russell explained.
The move to yellow still depends on the province maintaining a positive trend with its COVID-19 rates.
“Moving to the new yellow will be a testament to the efforts that all New Brunswickers made over the last two months to bring post-holiday COVID-19 outbreaks under control,” Russell said.
The province announced one new case of the virus Friday, an individual in their 20s in the Moncton health zone.
There are now 41 active cases, and one person is hospitalized and currently in the intensive care unit.
Ben Burnett is a reporter with Country 94/97.3 The Wave in Saint John, Huddle content partners.