NSH confirms COVID-19 outbreak at Valley Regional hospital
KENTVILLE: Nova Scotia Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville. In a release on Oct. 19, NSH said three patients in a non-COVID unit at…
Local councillors react to HRM’s vaccine mandate for employees
FALL RIVER/SACKVILLE/BEAVER BANK: Two of three local councillors questioned about the Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) vaccine mandate for all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 believe it’s a way to…
COVID-19: 99 new cases reported over Thanksgiving weekend; 130 recoveries
HALIFAX: Over the past four days, since Oct. 8, N.S. has had 99 new cases of COVID-19 and 130 recoveries, the province reported in its release on Oct. 12. Twenty-seven…
COVID-19: 30 new cases reported Oct. 7; 36 recoveries
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 recoveries. There are 26 cases in Central Zone, two cases in Western Zone and two cases Eastern Zone.…
N.S. Health to require Proof of Vaccination for support people/family caregivers
HALIFAX: In keeping with the provincial government’s September 29 announcement that proof of vaccination will be required for designated caregivers and visitors of residents in long-term care facilities, Nova Scotia…
HRM to require municipal employees be vaccinated by Dec. 15
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: The following is a statement from the Halifax Regional Municipality regarding a mandatory vaccination policy for municipal employees: Further to our organization’s ongoing commitment to take important…
N.S. announces gov’t employees required to get COVID-19 vaccine
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: All 11,000 direct employees of the provincial government will be required to be fully vaccinated by November 30. “As one of the larger employers in the province,…
COVID-19: One death, 25 new cases reported Oct. 6; 18 recoveries
HALIFAX: N.S. reported one death related to COVID-19, and 25 new cases on Oct. 6. The death was of a woman in her 70s in the Central zone. There were…
COVID-19: 86 new cases reported Oct 1-3; 94 recoveries
HALIFAX: There were 86 new cases of COVID-19 and 94 recoveries reported by the province since the last update on October 1. N.S. says there are 67 cases in Central…
COVID-19: N.S. reporting 77 new cases Sept 29-30; 61 recoveries
HALIFAX: The province is reporting 77 new cases and 61 recoveries over a two day period since the last update on Sept. 29. There are 51 cases in Central Zone,…