{"id":21173,"date":"2021-05-02T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=21173"},"modified":"2021-05-02T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T13:15:00","slug":"enfield-milford-corridor-location-helps-limit-community-spread-of-covid-19-dr-strang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=21173","title":{"rendered":"Enfield-Milford Corridor location helps limit community spread of COVID-19: Dr. Strang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EAST HANTS:<\/strong> While the province\u2019s Chief medical officer of health said there has been community spread of COVID-19 in the Halifax area (central zone), that hasn\u2019t been the case in other outlying areas, like the Enfield to Milford region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the April 30 COVID-19 briefing, The Laker News asked Dr. Robert Strang why we\u2019re not seeing community spread of the virus that has claimed the lives of thousands across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That total includes 67 in N.S. (as of May 1, 2021) and is now seeing the more dangerous variants take hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Video from the April 30 COVID-19 briefing. Question is at the start.<\/em> <strong><em>Video edited by Dagley Media<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pat Healey from The Laker News on the NS COVID-19 Update (04-30-2021)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twfhWqjSFSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was also asked what we\u2019re doing differently so this isn\u2019t happening here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Strang responded saying he doesn\u2019t see those areas as doing anything differently to limit community spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been extremely fortunate so far,\u201d said Dr. Strang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Areas such as Halifax are more prone for spread then those outside its limits, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know throughout this whole pandemic where you start to see it take hold in a jurisdiction is in the larger urban areas, much greater density of people,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is what drives the transmission. Everything we\u2019re doing now is to stop it from spreading further out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Strang said Nova Scotians need to remain careful so an outbreak does not hit their community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why people in your coverage area and across the province need to be diligent about what each of us are doing keeping our own communities safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] EAST HANTS: While the province\u2019s Chief medical officer of health said there has been community spread of COVID-19 in the Halifax area (central zone), that hasn\u2019t been the case in other outlying areas, like the Enfield to Milford region. 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