under a near-lockdown, in response to surging COVID-19 case numbers. Police break up Halifax party, fine 22 people for breaching health orders According to a tweet posted by the province, there are three new cases in Eastern Zone, one in Northern Zone and two in Western Zone.Meanwhile, police in Halifax say they responded to 17 calls on Saturday night about people possibly violating COVID-19 restrictions, and issued two $1,000 tickets.In a news release, Halifax Regional Police say the calls were from concerned citizens, about potential violations to the Health Protection Act.“Most were found to be in compliance with regulations,” police stated in the release.However, at 9:30 p.m., police did respond to a gathering in the 1900-block of.

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Nova Scotia on track for two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms by September: officials

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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N.S. premier reminding people to follow public health restrictions

Nova Scotia police issued dozens of tickets over the weekend for flouting public health restrictions.

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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

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Nova Scotia shutdown likely to be extended given spike in COVID-19 cases

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.

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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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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 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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Nova Scotia reports 75 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday

Nova Scotia announced 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. So far, 489 active cases remain in the province. Of the new cases, 67 are in the central zone, six are in the eastern zone, one is in the northern zone and one is in the western zone.More specific details will be shared in the COVID-19 briefing scheduled to take place at 3 p.m.The event will be live streamed on the Global News website.On Tuesday, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin put the province in lockdown after health officials reported a record-breaking 96 new cases of COVID-19.As of 8 a.m, all schools and non-essential indoor services will be closed for the next two weeks.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced the military will deploy 60 service members to assist at the

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Nova Scotia entering 2-week shutdown amid COVID-19 surge

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Tuesday that that a provincewide shutdown will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and will last for two weeks.

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Canadian Armed Forces sending personnel to Nova Scotia over COVID-19 case spike

Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400 This comes the day after the federal government confirmed it would be deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario’s beleaguered health-care system.Trudeau says the Forces carried out its assessment of what Ontario needs on the ground Monday and that military personnel will be mobilized over the next days.He says sending “women and men in uniform to help in Ontario is a serious step” and that Ottawa made this choice “because the situation requires it.”Trudeau says the federal government has also reached out to Alberta on what support the province might need.

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Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400

https://t.co/xqAbkrrLIQ— Iain Rankin (@IainTRankin) April 27, 2021Nova Scotia reported three new schools with COVID-19 cases connected to them on Monday evening.Sydney Academy in Sydney will remain closed to students until Friday.

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N.S. closing schools in HRM after record-setting COVID-19 cases

In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has ordered the closure of all schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality and area. Elizabeth McSheffrey reports.

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Nova Scotia announces modified COVID-19 restrictions amid rise in cases

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang detailed modified COVID-19 restrictions on Monday following a rise in cases, which include limiting household gatherings to 10 people and reducing faith gatherings to 25 per cent of their indoor capacity.

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Nova Scotia closes schools in Halifax Regional Municipality following COVID-19 case spike

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin announced on Monday that all public schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and surrounding areas will close on Tuesday April 27 for two weeks, after the province reported 66 new cases of COVID-19.

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Nova Scotia reports another record-setting COVID-19 case number

The province said there’s 58 cases in the central zone, five in the eastern zone, one in the northern zone and two in the western zone.The province has 323 active cases in total so far.Premier Iain Rankin and Dr.

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Nova Scotia reports 52 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday

COVID-19 Saturday — just three cases shy of the province’s single-day record set in April of last year.The province now has 201 active cases.Nova Scotia shuts down border to 7 provinces as COVID-19 cases increaseOf the new cases, 44 are in the Central Zone, four are in the Eastern Zone and four are in the Northern Zone.More information will follow, said the province in a tweet Saturday.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new COVID-19 case connected to school

COVID-19 Friday evening connected to Oyster Pond Academy in Oyster Pond, Central Zone.The person was not in school on Friday.The province said the school will remain closed to students until Thursday, April 29. A deep cleaning will take place and students will learn from home during the closure.The new school-related cases came in after the cut-off for reporting, so they are not included in Friday’s case numbers.Nova Scotia health officials also reported two cases of COVID-19 connected to schools in Nova Scotia late Friday afternoon.

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2 new cases of COVID-19 connected to schools in Nova Scotia

COVID-19 connected to schools in Nova Scotia late Friday afternoon.Unlike the other school-related cases announced this week, these cases are at schools outside of the province’s central health zone. The new cases are at Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro, the northern health zone, and at Shipyard Elementary in Sydney, the eastern health zone.In a release, the province said neither person was at school on Friday.

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Nova Scotia reports 44 new cases of COVID-19, highest single-day total in a year

here.Rankin said on Thursday the province was implementing an almost full lockdown and it would be in place for the next four weeks.The province said 33 cases of the 44 announced on Friday are in the central zone, five of which were identified Thursday at Dartmouth South Academy in Dartmouth, Ross Road School in Westphal, Holland Road Elementary in Fletchers Lake, St. Catherine’s Elementary in Halifax and St.

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Nova Scotia reporting five more COVID-19 cases at schools in Central Zone

COVID-19 that are connected to schools in Central Zone.The cases were identified Thursday, but because they came in after the cut-off for daily reporting, they will be included in Friday’s numbers.One case was identified at each of the following schools:Dartmouth South Academy and Ross Road School are both moving to at-home learning for a two-week period because they are part of the families of schools that were included in restrictions announced earlier Thursday. Province issues ‘almost a full lockdown’ on Halifax region as case count skyrockets This is the second case connected to Dartmouth South Academy in recent days.St.

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COVID-19: Nova Scotia government issues ‘almost a full lockdown’ on Halifax region as case count skyrockets

New restrictions are coming into the Halifax area after Nova Scotia health officials reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday — the highest single-day total seen since April 23, 2020.

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New Brunswick to provide update on COVID-19 in the province

COVID-19 situation in the province this afternoon at 2:30 p.m.The news conference will be livestreamed here.

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Families separated, weddings postponed: Atlantic residents hoping for travel bubble’s return

COVID-19 cases, people from across the region are awaiting the return of the Atlantic travel bubble.Initially, the bubble was to reopen April 19 after popping back in November.

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Nova Scotia reports highest new COVID-19 case total since November

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Nova Scotia cancels women’s world hockey championship for 2nd time amid rising COVID-19 cases

IIHF Women’s World Championship, which was scheduled to take place May 6 to 16 in Halifax and Truro, was previously cancelled in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Nova Scotia’s top doctor outlines COVID-19 ground rules for IIHF Women’s World Championship in Halifax Global Halifax has learned the decision to cancel the event is expected to be announced later on Wednesday.On Tuesday, Premier Iain Rankin announced people from outside Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador will not be allowed to enter the province unless their travel is essential or they are permanent residents of Nova Scotia.

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Nova Scotia to only allow essential workers to enter

For the first time throughout this pandemic the province says it will be turning people away at the border if they do not have an essential reason to enter the province. Alicia Draus reports. Alicia Draus reports.

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Nova Scotia shuts down border to 7 provinces as COVID-19 cases increase

Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health announced new restrictions with the aim of cutting off travel-related cases to lower the spread of COVID-19.

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2 new cases of COVID-19 found in Nova Scotia schools

COVID-19 on Tuesday.One was found at the Dartmouth South Academy elementary school and the other was at Auburn Drive High. Both schools are in the province’s central health zone.The schools will remain closed until Monday, April 26, as contact tracing and deep cleaning takes place.

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Nova Scotia reports 9 new COVID-19, confirms additional variant cases

COVID-19, first discovered in the U.K., have been identified. These were previously reported cases and were related to travel.There have been 65 cases of the B.1.1.7.

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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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