Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador will outline the first steps in province’s plan to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic today.
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald will introduce the plan after models shared with the public on Monday showed the first wave of infections in the province appears to be subsiding. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] There are 33 active cases of the illness in Newfoundland and Labrador, where 225 of 258 people had recovered as of Wednesday.
Fitzgerald says life can’t return to normal until a vaccine becomes available, but it’s appropriate to slowly bring back some freedoms that have been restricted under the public health emergency.