How New Brunswick’s four-step plan to recover from COVID-19 works The closure of the school is a result of new measures introduced by the province for schools in health zones currently in the red phase of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 recovery plan.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The new rules, as announced by the province this week, say students will continue to attend school in-person with enhanced health and safety measures.However, students and staff must stay home if they have even one symptom of COVID-19.School staff are actively screened for COVID-19 when they report for work each day.Schools that have a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be closed for a minimum of three days to allow for contact.