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Limiting community spread key to preventing further COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities

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Several long-term care facilities across Nova Scotia are reporting positive cases of COVID-19 among both staff and residents.

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health says long-term care facilities are one of the two major issues when it comes to the spread of the virus.

On Wednesday, Halifax’s Northwood Manor reported 38 cases of COVID-19 among residents, in addition to 21 positive cases among staff and home-care workers.

With long-term care residents being among the most at-risk population for COVID-19, Strang calls the outbreak “concerning” but he says each day they are continuing to learn more about the virus and there is some good news from the Northwood outbreak. “What we’re seeing is even seniors, frail elderly in a long term

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