Premier Blaine Higgs and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, are set to provide an update on the province’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday.

The update comes after Russell and Higgs announced two significant changes in Tuesday’s press briefing: expanding the scope of testing and restricting temporary foreign workers from entering New Brunswick.

So far, the number of confirmed cases stands at 118, with no new cases of the virus being reported. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Russell also announced that new symptoms are being added to the list that determines when a coronavirus test is administered.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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