COVID-19 briefing Friday afternoon.The event begins at 2:30 p.m. and will be live streamed here. COVID-19: N.B. health minister says don’t make holiday plans yet as cases climb As of Thursday, the province had 691 active cases of COVID-19.Shephard has previously said that people should hold off making holiday plans for now, as new case numbers remain high and community transmission persists.
No Maritime cases yet, but provinces on guard for COVID-19 Omicron variant “We don’t want to cancel Christmas,” said Shephard on Thursday.“I don’t know how to convey to the public that we just so need their support to follow public health measures.