Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the office of the Premier.
Four of the cases are in Zone 1, the southeast region, which includes Sackville and the Tantramar area.
All of the four new cases in Zone 1 are linked to the Manoir Notre Dame outbreak in Moncton.
The four people are all between 70 and 79, and are self-isolating.
The southeast region now has 37 active cases of COVID-19.
Russell said on Friday that 150 people connected to the Manoir Notre Dame have been asked to self-isolate.
The Campbellton region (Zone 5) reported ten new cases today. Those ten cases include three people between 30 and 39, two people between 50 and 59, and five people between 60 and 69. The are all linked to the regional outbreak and are self-isolating.
A third school has has reported a positive case of COVID-19. L.E. Reinsborough School in Dalhousie announced its first case this morning over Facebook.
There is a potential source of exposure to COVID-19 at the Centre Père-Patrice-Leblanc on Murphy Avenue in Moncton. Public Health advises anyone who went to this location between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days. If any COVID-19 symptoms develop, they must self-isolate and take the self-assessment online or call 811 to get tested.
Newfoundland and PEI have issued travel advisories, asking people to avoid travel to Orange zones and/or to self-monitor closely upon return.
Zone 1 and Zone 5 are currently under orange level restrictions, and the province is asking people not to travel in or out of those zones except for essential reasons.
Concerning Thanksgiving travel, the province discourages travelling in and out of Orange zones. If you have already left, it is advised that all travelers adhere to Orange level guidelines both during and for 14 days after returning from travel.
Public Health preventative measures include:
- wear a mask at all times when in public, indoors and outdoors for the next 14 days;
- be vigilant in self-monitoring for symptoms and get tested as soon as possible should they develop;
- limit your contacts to your two-household bubble;
- wash your hands or use sanitizer frequently;
- maintain a two metre distance from others; and
- avoid gatherings outside of Thanksgiving dinner.
The orange level restrictions were revised in August to be slightly less restrictive than their first iteration in early summer. The current rules are:
- Two household bubble plus formal or informal caregivers and members of immediate family (parents, children, siblings and grand-parents) is permitted.
- Outdoor gatherings with physical distancing of 10 people or fewer are permitted. Physical distancing required in all other settings.
- Indoor religious services, weddings and funerals of 10 people or fewer are permitted.
- Face masks remain mandatory in all public spaces, both indoors and outdoors.
- Non-urgent medical procedures and elective surgeries allowed.
- Strict visitor restrictions are maintained in vulnerable settings.
- Primary care providers and regulated health professionals may operate utilizing virtual appointments whenever possible.
- Unregulated health professionals are allowed, however, close contact personal services such as barbers, hair stylists or spas are closed.
- Daycares and K to 12 schools are open under strict guidance, with virtual learning to be used for at-risk populations. Day camps are allowed.
- Post-secondary education can continue to operate.
- Outdoor recreational activities are allowed, including campgrounds, ATV or snowmobile trails. However, no organized sports are allowed.
- Gym and fitness facilities are closed, including other similar sport or recreational businesses or facilities.
- Casinos, amusement centres, bingo halls, arcades, cinemas and large live performance venues are closed.
- All other businesses, including food, beverage and retail, can operate under a COVID-19 operational plan. Record keeping for seated venues is a requirement.
CHMA is tracking local closures, cancellations and postponements here:
