Halifax restaurants prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions lift Monday Health officials shut down dine-in service in restaurants and bars across the Halifax Regional Municipality and parts of Hants County on Nov.
26, as they scrambled to contain community spread of COVID-19 in the area.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]After extending the measures in early December, officials said they expected to reopen dining rooms on Jan.
11.The Department of Health says low case numbers over the holidays meant they could ease restrictions a week early.Nova Scotia reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with 27 active infections across the province.