Premier Blaine Higgs and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, are set to provide an update on the province’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday at 2:40 p.m.
AT. On Monday, New Brunswick health officials confirmed two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 116.
Russell also announced that public health is expanding its testing protocol. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Now people are being advised to monitor for the following symptoms: fever of 38 C, cough, runny nose, sore throat and headache.
Russell said that if an individual has two or more of those symptoms, they should self-isolate and call 811. “The symptoms I have listed