COVID-19 spread in early April than public health was aware of.“So many people have had no symptoms or mild symptoms and just never got tested… so it’s going to take us a bit of time to get out of this,” Strang said in an interview with Global News Morning on Monday.

COVID-19 — Testing backlog means Nova Scotia case count could be much higher The good news is that the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs made “significant progress” on Sunday following the huge backlog of tests that was announced on April 20.Strang said it might take about another day for the labs to go back to meeting their usual turnaround time, which is having the large majority of people getting their results within 48 hours of getting tested.In the meantime, he said.

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COVID-19 decreased slightly on Wednesday as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expired.Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that the restrictions exemption program would be lifted at midnight. The REP came into effect in September, and required Albertans to show proof of double vaccination or a negative rapid test result to obtain entry to businesses operating under the program.

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Road closures put in place around Queen’s Park ahead of possible protest

Toronto Police has put in place a number of road closures over rumblings on social media that a protest connected to the Ottawa convoy could come to the city. Erica Vella has more.

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Rapid tests to be made available for free at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies

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B.C. bringing in vaccine mandate for all remaining health-care workers

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2 men charged in string of New Castle County residential burglaries

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Smithsonian Museum is asking for pictures from Disney vacations

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Govt. program does not pay for crack pipes, White House says

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COVID-19: Ontario health minister says ‘not in the clear’ yet to end proof of vaccination, masking

As Alberta and Saskatchewan drop most COVID-19 restrictions, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Wednesday there was no plan to drop the proof of vaccination or masking requirements yet as the province is “not in the clear” to do so.

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The Healing: Black men yoga takes shape to combat mental health

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Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's stolen classic car recovered in OC

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Camden officials distribute KN95 masks, as slow rollout of free masks nationwide begins

CAMDEN, N.J. - Thousands of KN95 masks, recently donated by Cooper University Hospital, were given out in Camden County Wednesday, by city officials, in an effort to help halt the spread of COVID-19.Last month, the U.S. Government announced it would be handing out 400 million N95 masks to everyone in the country and those masks have started to appear in some stores.

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Lanarkshire locals encouraged to beat winter blues with health walks

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‘It’s a lot’: At least 2M Quebecers infected during fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19: Quebec announces staggered reopening plan through to mid-March Nearly one million infections have occurred since Dec. 31, Boileau said.The government on Tuesday presented a road map to gradually lifting restrictions over the coming weeks, with most expected to be gone by March 14 — except mask mandates and the vaccine passport system.

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Global COVID cases top 400 million as levels decline again

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Police: Gunman opens fire on officer during shootout in Germantown, no injuries reported

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CDC head says COVID-19 mask guidance stands, for now

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Body of missing Philadelphia woman, Kim Ezell, found on Delaware college campus, family says

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Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19

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COVID-19: 116 patients at LHSC, MLHU adds 139 cases but no deaths

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Nova Scotia sets another daily COVID-19 record with 182 cases

Nova Scotia sets new daily record with 175 COVID-19 casesRankin said the restrictions imposed last week when the province went into a two-week lockdown were harsher than the measures taken during the first wave of the pandemic last year.On April 27, the province ordered the closure of schools, malls, gyms, bars, restaurants and most retail stores – and it closed its borders to all non-essential travel.Rankin also doubled the maximum fine for those caught violating the province’s public health rules, including a ban on travel between municipalities.Earlier Thursday, police in two Nova Scotia communities confirmed they had laid charges in connection with COVID-19 restrictions.Health and Wellness Minister Zach Churchill also confirmed that to

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N.S. hospital system on brink of being overwhelmed

Nova Scotia’s top COVID-19 critical care doctor says the province’s hospital system is on the brink of being overwhelmed by the third wave. Jesse Thomas reports.

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First COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in children

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‘Critical point’: Nova Scotia hospital system on brink of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 third wave

COVID-19 critical care doctor says the hospital system is on the brink of being overwhelmed by the number of patients requiring medical care during the third wave of the pandemic.The province has reported triple-digit case counts five days in a row, with a record-breaking 175 new cases Wednesday.There are now 1,203 active cases and 40 people in hospital. Nine of those hospitalized are in the intensive care unit.

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Nova Scotia sets new daily record with 175 COVID-19 cases

Global News Morning show host on his family’s fight with COVID-19 The province currently has 1,203 active cases of the virus. The number of people in hospital has climbed to 40, including nine in the ICU.

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Nova Scotia small businesses need more help during COVID-19

Nova Scotia has brought in a new round of supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19 and the current lockdown. But some small business owners say the supports won’t cover their needs. Jesse Thomas reports.

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Nova Scotia offers new COVID third-wave impact grants, small businesses say it’s not enough

COVID-19 lockdown but several small businesses say the supports don’t go far enough and are calling on the province to step up with more subsidies. Nova Scotia shutdown likely to be extended given spike in COVID-19 cases Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth Labi Kousoulis announced the province was offering $12 million in taxpayer money to support businesses that were forced to shut down during the third wave of the pandemic, a move to curb the spread of the virus that is leading to hundreds of new cases being reported each day this week.“Getting COVID-19 under control is the best thing we can do for the health and safety of Nova Scotians and for our business community,” said Kousoulis.

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Nova Scotia reports two deaths, 153 new COVID-19 cases

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Nova Scotia offers extra $12 million to businesses hit by latest COVID-19 lockdown

Kousoulis says newer businesses established after March 15, 2020, will see the grant amount calculated as 15 per cent of the sales revenue for any month from April 2020 to March 2021.The minister says the government will also defer certain administrative fees until June 30 for businesses that were required to close or were significantly curtailed by the current public health restrictions, adding that workers’ compensation premium payments will be deferred until the end of July.Under the lockdown, non-essential indoor services and businesses are closed until at least May 12.

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COVID-19 Immunization Strategy associate deputy minister.“And, if there’s the opportunity to get enough supply, we would look at whether we can move those doses up a little bit for second doses,” N.S.

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COVID-19: N.S. microbiology lab plays catch-up with backlog, processes record number of tests

COVID-19 samples Sunday, something that is nothing short of remarkable, according to Dr. Todd Hatchette, the chief of microbiology for Nova Scotia Health.“It’s an incredible feat to actually scale up to that much volume,” said Hatchette.On Friday during the provincial COVID-19 briefing, Premier Iain Rankin revealed that Nova Scotia had a backlog of 45,000 COVID-19 cases waiting to be processed at the provincial microbiology lab in Halifax.Then, over the weekend, health-care specialists and lab teams worked around the clock to catch up on the testing backlog while bringing more staff on board, said Hatchette.It’s anticipated the lab will be caught up by the end of the day Monday, with a return to 48-hour turnarounds on testing results.

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Nova Scotia reports 146 new COVID-19 cases, active total closing in on 1,000

According to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, 40 people are in hospital, six of whom are in ICU.More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. AT.The event will be livestreamed here.Starting Monday, people aged 50 and older can book appointments for Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province.The province said all community clinics and many participating pharmacies have available appointments for this age group.Nova Scotia’s first COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic will also open on May 10, at the Dartmouth General Hospital.

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Dr. Strang on COVID-19 Outbreak in Nova Scotia

After a weekend of record-setting COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia, Dr. Robert Strang discusses if lockdown will be extended, why we will continue with age-based vaccinations, and why anti-vaccination protestors weren’t ticketed after gathering outdoors in Halifax over the weekend.

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COVID-19: Front line workers urge people to follow public health restrictions

There are now 34 people in hospital in Nova Scotia due to COVID-19. It’s the most hospitals in the province have seen at any point in this pandemic and it’s expected that number will still climb in the coming week.

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N.S. reports 133 new COVID-19 cases, growing number of hospitalizations

17 ticketed for large gatherings in Halifax as province reports record-breaking COVID-19 cases There are 34 people in hospital, which is four more people than reported Saturday.Six of those patients are in ICU.Nine of the new cases are in Eastern Zone, one is in Northern Zone and six cases are in Western Zone.The province notes there is community spread in Central Zone, while they are closely monitoring for community spread in the other zones.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 15,832 tests on Saturday. Due to the volume of testing, the lab is experiencing a backlog and people are waiting longer than usual for their results.

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N.S. RCMP officer diagnosed with COVID-19 after asymptomatic testing

Dalhousie scientists ‘ready and willing’ to help with COVID PCR testing backlog The officer is at home self-isolating, and the case is not believed to be related to frontline interaction.The Nova Scotia RCMP is following all directives and advice given by the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA),” RCMP said in a statement.“This includes disinfecting areas the officer may have been in, working with the NSHA to ensure the officer’s co-workers are notified and follow directions given by the NSHA, and working with NSHA investigators so they can complete contact tracing and notify members of the public who may have been in contact with this member, as required.”RCMP add that all frontline officers have personal protective equipment “and are

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17 ticketed for large gatherings in Halifax as province reports record-breaking COVID-19 cases

Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19 The first was at 11:12 p.m. in the 6000-block of Cedar Street, where six men were ticketed for violating 71(1)(b) of the Health Protection Act.The second call was at 12:48 a.m.

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Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 on Saturday as Public Health works to clear a backlog of tens of thousands of tests.The previous record of single-day cases was on Tuesday, when 96 cases were reported.“We’re making progress with the lab and data-entry backlog but we will continue to see high case numbers for a few days,” said Dr.

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COVID-19: 10 people fined for holding a party in Halifax during lockdown

social gathering in Halifax early Saturday morning, during a time when the province is in lockdown amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.In a release, Halifax Regional Police said officers responded to a third-hand report of a loud party at a residence in the 2000 to 3000 block of Parker Street in Halifax around 12:30 a.m.“Police attended and found that activities were being conducted in excess of the provincially mandated gathering limits,” the release said. Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 148 cases of COVID-19 Under current provincial guidelines, gathering limits without social distancing are confined to a person’s household bubble.

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A look at why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19

Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That number may seem small compared to just about anywhere in the rest of the country. But it was a one-day record high for the province of 980,000 residents.And few Nova Scotians were surprised when a strict, two-week lockdown was declared, prompting the closure of schools, malls, gyms, bars, restaurants and most retail stores.

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Nova Scotia health-care workers steel themselves for influx of COVID-19 patients

By the numbers, this is the worst the pandemic has ever been in Nova Scotia and there’s little question health-care workers are feeling the strain.

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Two men in N.S. trying to help amid India’s COVID-19 crisis

The eyes of the world are on India right now as it struggles with an overwhelming number of COVID cases. Two men originally from that country now living in Nova Scotia are watching that crisis unfold and are trying to help.

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor says all adults should be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by mid-June

Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer, said on Friday that all Nova Scotians aged 18 and older who want the COVID-19 vaccine should be able to book an appointment by mid-June, according to the latest data.

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COVID-19: N.S. reports another drop in cases, AstraZeneca vaccine open to more people

More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 2 p.m.The event will be livestreamed here.As of Friday, Nova Scotia announced people aged 40 to 54 can book appointments for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.These appointments also remain open to people 55 to 64 years old.In the meantime, appointments for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province are open to people aged 55 and older.

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Nova Scotia reports another drop in new cases of COVID-19

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Nova Scotia’s lockdown makes businesses nervous

Once the envy of Canada during the pandemic, Nova Scotia is now locking down for two weeks because of a COVID-19 surge.

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Nova Scotia to expand AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 40 to 54

Within days of saying the province’s epidemiology didn’t support lowering the age for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Nova Scotia is making a change. By the end of the week, those as young as 40 will be eligible for the shot.

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First day of lockdown as Nova Scotia enters third wave of COVID-19

Wednesday marked the first day of a two-week lockdown in Nova Scotia, after three consecutive days of record-breaking COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Jesse Thomas reports.

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