Nova Scotia reports 1 new case of COVID-19 on Monday

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores, pharmacies and other settings.A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.The source said there will be a limit of one box of five tests per household per visit, though some stores might have different processes.Ontario provided free rapid antigen test kits at malls and liquor stores in December ahead of the holidays.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police confirmed the arrest of the main suspect wanted in connection with the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver on the 27th of January opposite the Panadura Base Hospital.Sri Lanka Police said 8 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of the 32-year-old suspect from Kuruppumulla on Tuesday (8) night.Detectives are planning on obtaining a detention order to detain and interrogate the suspect, after producing him to the Panadura Magistrate’s Court.Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8) also arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver in Panadura, on the 27th of January 2022.The suspect was identified as the assistant to the ambulance driver who was the main target of the shooters.On Independence Day (4), the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested the ambulance driver who was the target of gunmen in Panadura.Sri Lanka Police said the ambulance driver was transferring an expectant mother to the Panadura Hospital when several people chased after him on four motorcycles and opened fire at him.However, the weapon used by the gunman had jammed.Police said the ambulance driver was arrested after it was revealed that he was transporting Heroin at the time of the incident.According to Police, the person who was driving the motorcycle and the person who assisted in the shooting were also arrested.The assistant to the ambulance driver had confessed to police that the ambulance was used to transport drugs on several occasions.In addition, another man was arrested from Panadura on Tuesday (8) for spying on the ambulance driver.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

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ANI reported. AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma in a letter today said in accordance with current ICMT's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalisations (regular as well as daycare) and also prior to any minor or major surgical or interventional or non-interventional procedures and imaging in clinically asymptomatic patients.AIIMS, Delhi announces to discontinue routine COVID-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries pic.twitter.com/R0wjcSdaFl

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Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won the bronze medal in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Winter Games in women’s snowboard cross Wednesday.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province said residents in long-term care homes can only have visits from their designated caregivers and can only leave for medical appointments or for a drive.“We had hoped we would not be back in the situation where these restrictions are necessary. We understand that they are disruptive but they are absolutely critical to contain the spread of COVID-19,” said Dr.

COVID-19 cases with no clear link to travel or a known case, which has been concerning as case numbers continue to creep up.Nova Scotia reported eight new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday in its highest daily count since Jan. 11.

Nova Scotia health officials are worried after the province reported eight new cases of covid-19, three of which remain under investigation. Thursday’s case numbers are the largest single-day jump in daily counts since mid-January.

Nova Scotia is rolling out first COVID-19 vaccination clinics in First Nations communities. It’s part of an Indigenous-led vaccine strategy that will soon see clinics in all 13 Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia.

coronavirus on Thursday in its highest daily count since Jan. 11.Seven of the new cases are in the central zone, four of which are close contacts of previously reported cases.

coronavirus at five retail and restaurant locations and several Halifax Transit routes.The health agency asks anyone who visited the locations to immediately book a test for COVID-19.Individuals present at the following two locations on the named dates and times are required to self-isolate while waiting for their test result:“If you get a negative result, you do not need to keep self-isolating. If you get a positive result, you will be contacted by Public Health about what to do next,” read the release.

With Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 case numbers slowly rising, Nova Scotia Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Strang, provided additional details on upcoming community immunization clinics.

NSHA advises of potential COVID-19 exposure at 4 HRM stores, 2 flights That practice continued despite few COVID-19 cases being recorded in the province when contrasted with other regions in Canada that still held in-person briefings.Instead, Wednesday’s meeting will allow a limited number of media outlets to attend in-person.All those attending in-person will be required to wear masks while media outlets unable to attend in-person can call in to ask their questions.The update is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

coronavirus at four central zone locations and two flights to Halifax.The health agency asks anyone who visited the following sites to immediately book a test for COVID-19, whether they have symptoms or not.The sites include:“If you have symptoms of COVID-19 you are required to self-isolate while you wait for your test result,” read a news release.“If you do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 you do not need to self-isolate while you wait for your test result.” Nova Scotia reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, more U.K. variant cases confirmed [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In addition, NSHA says a positive case of COVID-19 was detected on a flight departing from Montreal on Feb.

coronavirus on Tuesday.One case is in the western zone and is currently under investigation.Two cases are in the central zone, one of which is related to travel within Atlantic Canada. The other case is a close contact of a previously reported travel case.There are 20 known active COVID-19 cases in the province.

Community vaccination clinics are now opening in Nova Scotia, where COVID-19 case numbers remain relatively low. Ross Lord explains how the inoculation plan starts with people aged 80 and older.

Health Canada confirmed that the doses reallocated to the northern communities we part of a plan to accelerate the vaccination programs in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

It’s an historic day in Nova Scotia as the first COVID-19 community clinic opened in Halifax. Nova Scotians 80 and up, outside of long-term care homes, are now eligible to get immunized. Ashley Field has more on the rollout.

After some uncertainty in the supply chain and the relocation of the Moderna vaccine to the northern territories of Canada, it appears Nova Scotia’s long-term care vaccination strategy remains on target. Jesse Thomas has more.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Chief medical officer of health Dr.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province said that public health mobile units will be at the Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre, 1583 Beaver Bank Rd. in Halifax Regional Municipality on Sunday until 6 p.m.

COVID-19 mobile testing unit up and running in the community of Beaver Bank this weekend.The site was set up in response to a newly identified COVID-19 case at Beaver Bank-Monarch Drive Elementary School. Nova Scotia reports 1 new COVID-19 case connected to elementary school in central zone Dr.

gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia told police that she has had guilty feelings and wonders whether others died because she ran away from her partner when his rampage began last April.Lisa Banfield told police that she questions whether the gunmen went to locations she might have run to in order to get help and then killed people as he went along. Court documents says mass shooter’s spouse was beaten, begged for life before escape The information is contained in a statement she provided to RCMP Staff Sgt.

COVID-19 on Saturday.There are now 18 active cases of the novel coronavirus in the province.One of the new cases is located in the western zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.

The province’s first prototype community vaccine clinic is set to open Monday, and its 500 spots are already filled up. The province’s chief medical officer of health says all Nova Scotians 80 and above who want to be vaccinated will have the chance in March.

At a press conference Friday with Premier Scott McNeil and chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang Friday, Nova Scotia reported two new cases of the coronavirus.

EHS Operations in Nova Scotia acknowledged in a briefing on Thursday that ambulance response times and availability has been impacted by various factors, and the agency is now working on solutions to bring improvement.Senior manager of provincial operations at EHS Operations, Phil Stewart, said at the briefing that ambulance availability is a “complex issue” that’s “influenced by a number of factors.”Factors range from staffing complements to weather, impacts of ambulance availability to the health systems, offload delay and hospital closures, he said.Stewart also noted that the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions around recruitment, travel and gathering limits have affected the EHS’s ability to bring in new paramedics.To navigate this

coronavirus on Thursday.The province reported two new cases of COVID-19, one of which was first reported Wednesday evening as being connected to Beaver Bank-Monarch Drive Elementary School in Halifax.Health officials said on Thursday that the case connected to the school is a close contact of a previously reported case.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan. Following shipment delays and re-routed doses, the province is expecting to receive its largest shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to date, and it says public health is ready to ramp up the rollout.As of Wednesday, the province has administered 24,049 doses of the vaccine, of which 8,830 Nova Scotians have received their second dose.According to the provincial dashboard, nearly 8,000 health-care workers in the province have received their second dose of the vaccine.

All the potential COVID-19 exposure sites in Nova Scotia over the past 14 days Public health officials say anyone who visited the Burger King at 9148 Commercial St. in New Minas on Feb. 10 between 12 p.m.

COVID-19, identified Wednesday, connected to Beaver Bank-Monarch Drive Elementary in Central Zone.The person has not been in school since Feb. 12 and is self-isolating, the province said.

coronavirus under control.Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in that community will be held this Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4  p.m., at the Sheet Harbour Legion Branch 58.Nova Scotia Health says this testing is open for drop-ins and pre-booked appointments.“Public Health is travelling to communities where there are currently no active cases or potential exposures,” the NSHA said in a release.“This gives Public Health a way to detect new cases before the virus moves into a community.” Potential exposure to COVID-19 reported at 2 locations in N.S.

coronavirus on Wednesday.One new case is related to travel to New Brunswick. The other two cases are under investigation, the province says.There are 14 known active cases in the province.“Six cases over two days is a low number, but it is the most cases we have seen on consecutive days in close to a month,” said Premier Stephen McNeil in a news release.“It is a reminder that COVID-19 is still here, with active cases in every health zone in our province, and that is why we cannot let complacency set in.” Potential exposure to COVID-19 reported at 2 locations in N.S.

COVID-19 restrictions.On Feb. 13, at approximately 8 p.m.

Despite some uncertainty around shipments of the Moderna vaccine, Nova Scotia is expanding immunization clinics this week. It’s adding new long-term care homes and clinics to the list.

coronavirus on Tuesday.Premier Stephen McNeil and chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang will be joined for a COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m.The update will be livestreamed on the Global News Halifax website.

COVID-19 on Air Canada flight from Toronto to Halifax.The Air Canada flight 7572 (Sky Regional) departed from Toronto on Feb. 10  at 2:25 p.m.

A timeline of the Nova Scotia RCMP’s communications with the public and other police agencies during the 13-hour manhunt for gunman Gabriel Wortman on April 18 and 19, 2020. The RCMP have said Twitter is a “superior” way to communicate instantaneously with the public compared to using the emergency alert system.

coronavirus on Monday.The new case is in the central zone and is related to a previously reported case. Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Halifax There are 10 known active COVID-19 cases in the province.“It’s encouraging that our case numbers remain low and our best chance of keeping it that way is staying the course with our public health measures,” said Premier Stephen McNeil in a news release.“As we celebrate Heritage Day today, let’s draw strength for the rest of the pandemic from the many Nova Scotians who weathered hardships and took bold steps to advance our people and our province.”On Sunday, Nova Scotia Health completed 1,620 tests for COVID-19. Since Oct.

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 180,212 tests.

As cases of the COVID-19 variant is spreading in other parts of the country infectious disease experts in Nova Scotia say the best defence is to test large populations of asymptomatic people.

COVID-19 on Saturday as the province’s active case count climbs back up to double digits.There are now 10 active cases in the province.Both cases are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada with one new case located in the province’s western zone and the other located in the northern zone. N.S.

COVID-19 exposure on a WestJet flight earlier this week.Health officials say the potential exposure occurred on WestJet flight 3340 travelling from Toronto at 9:47 p.m. ET on Feb.

COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech next week but the shipment from Moderna will by almost half, as the province will send 2,900 doses to Canada’s northern territories. ‘Nobody wants to waste them’: What should Canada do with leftover COVID-19 vaccine doses? Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

Nova Scotia is set to receive its largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccine next week but there’s still some supply chain issues to sort out.