N.S. Removes Nearly All Remaining Covid-19 Restrictions
The restrictions will be lifted at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. However, most restrictions in high-risk settings will remain in place.
The restrictions will be lifted at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. However, most restrictions in high-risk settings will remain in place.
Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health told reporters on April 7 that the province is moving into a “transition phase” in its response to the pandemic.
The Nova Scotia government has laid out a three-phase plan to eliminate nearly all its Covid-19-related public health restrictions.
The province announced 202 new Covid-19 cases Friday, including one death related to the virus. There are now 1,464 active Covid-19 cases in Nova Scotia, including 50 people in hospital and nine in the ICU.
Several of the cases identified over the past few days have not yet been linked to travel outside the province or an existing case.
The Nova Scotia government is tightening border restrictions for people entering the province from New Brunswick, as that province fights off its worst Covid-19 outbreak to date.
Nova Scotia will relax public health restrictions around gathering limits ahead of the holiday season, keep restrictions for some businesses in the Halifax area in place and loosen them for others.
Covid-19 restrictions in the region around Halifax will remain in place for at least an extra week.
Even without community spread in Nova Scotia, Dr. Robert Strang is increasingly worried about rising Covid-19 case counts across Canada and the rest of the world.
The province’s chief medical officer says the case is connected to a St. Patrick’s Day party that approximately 50 people attended, and stressed the importance of avoiding social gatherings.