“It is worrisome”: Border mayors on New Brunswick’s case spike, and Nova Scotia’s possible reactions
The active case count in the Moncton region health zone has spiked in the past ten days, with 49 cases active as of Tuesday, up from zero on August 1. All eight of the new cases reported Tuesday by public health originated in the Moncton region.
On Monday, Public Health released some information about those cases, saying the vast majority are in people who are not fully immunized, though it did not specify how many were partially immunized. The majority of cases are also in people under 40 years of age.
Those details were released a number of days after Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Robert Strang shared similar information about New Brunswick cases in a Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing.
“We’re well aware of what’s happening in New Brunswick,” said Strang last Thursday when questioned by reporters. “Specifically, there’s a cluster of cases in young, un-immunized individuals in the Moncton area. We’re watching that very carefully.”
Canadian Press reporter Sarah Smellie askes Strang if he was concerned. Strang gave a typical “wait and see” response, saying Nova Scotia would “take action as appropriate and necessary.” Smellie then pressed him on what type of actions might be on the table.
“There’s a range of actions,” said Strang, “as we’ve done in the past. Whether it’s advising Nova Scotians not to travel, or even restricting travel, increasing our border measures for people coming from New Brunswick.”… Continue