Bridgewater & Area Chamber of Commerce

Attending the Building Safety Partnerships presentation. The Chamber has partnered to bring this event to our members.

Why video? A long winded explanation :)

As of today, Jan. 31, Nova Scotia has 10 active cases of COVID-19. No new cases are being reported today. I want to thank Nova Scotians for continuing to follow... the public health protocols and for participating in rapid testing clinics. Your hard work is helping to contain the virus as we wait for vaccine supply to become more consistent. For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210131001.

Nova Scotia has 27 active cases of COVID-19. One new case is being reported today. It is in Central Zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case. T...he labs completed 2,408 NS tests yesterday. Nova Scotia is in Phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout program. As of Jan. 9, 3,831 doses of the vaccine have been administered, and 1,076 Nova Scotians have received their second dose. Nova Scotia has received 13,450 doses of COVID-19 vaccine so far, with additional shipments scheduled to arrive weekly. The province is reserving half of every vaccine shipment to ensure second doses are available. Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia has completed 131,581 tests. There have been 445 positive COVID-19 cases, no deaths and 418 cases are now resolved. No one is currently in hospital. Get the latest data at www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data.

As of today, Jan. 11, Nova Scotia has 26 active cases of COVID-19. Five new cases are being reported today. Two cases are in Central Zone and are related to tra...vel outside of Atlantic Canada. The people are self-isolating, as required. One of the cases is a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax who lives off campus. One case is in Western Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is a student at Acadia University in Wolfville. The student lives on campus and has been self-isolating, as required. Two cases are in Northern Zone. One case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is self-isolating, as required. The other case is a close contact of a previously reported case. For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210111001.

As of today, Jan. 30, Nova Scotia has 11 active cases of COVID-19. Three new cases are being reported today. One case is in Western Zone and two are in Central ...Zone. All cases are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and are self-isolating, as required. Thank you to everyone for your hard work in helping us to slow the spread of the virus. Our numbers continue to be low, but we cannot become complacent. We know only too well how quickly the virus can move when it takes hold. That’s why we need to continue to follow the public health protocols put in place to keep one another safe. For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210130001.

As of today, Jan. 10, Nova Scotia has 28 active cases of COVID-19. No new cases are being reported today. One of the cases reported on Jan. 7 in Central Zone is... a resident of another province or territory and is therefore being removed from our cumulative provincial data. Seeing a low number of cases recently and now none today reflects the good work of Nova Scotians in following the public health protocols. Monday is a big day in our province with students returning to school. We can all help protect our students, teachers, and staff by staying vigilant- wearing a mask, limiting social contacts, distancing, washing our hands and staying home if feeling unwell. For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210110001.

As of today, Jan. 9, Nova Scotia has 31 active cases of COVID-19. Three new cases are being reported today. Two cases are in Central Zone. One case is a close c...ontact of a previously reported case. The other case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is self-isolating, as required. One case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is a student at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish. The student lives on campus and has been self-isolating, as required. We can see from our case numbers that Nova Scotians and university students returning to our province are doing a good job following the public health protocols and orders. I thank everyone for staying vigilant. This is how we contain the virus and protect the health of our fellow citizens. For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210109001.

Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, Jan. 8, a new self-isolation requirement for peopl...e coming to Nova Scotia from New Brunswick. It takes effect tomorrow, Jan. 9, at 8 a.m. The new resrtictions are due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia is tightening border controls. Starting tomorrow, people entering Nova Scotia from New Brunswick must complete the Nova Scotia Safe Check-in form before arriving and self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Nova Scotians returning from New Brunswick must also self-isolate for 14 days, unless they are exempt from the order. For example, people who regularly cross the provincial border for work do not have to isolate and can get a pass from border officials to display in their vehicle. This new requirement is not retroactive. However, people who arrived from New Brunswick or had visitors from that province in the past 14 days should get tested immediately and consider a second test five to seven days later. They should self-isolate while waiting for the first test result. People can book a test at https://covid-self-assessment.novascotia.ca/en . Permanent residents of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador do not have to isolate if they drive straight through New Brunswick to Nova Scotia with no or minimal stops. Post-secondary students arriving from anywhere except Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador should get tested on day 6, 7 or 8 of their self-isolation. Students arriving from New Brunswick should check with their institutions about any potential changes in residence accommodations related to self-isolation. The public health order exempts some people from self-isolation if they do not have symptoms: - certain workers who must travel for their jobs, including people who routinely cross the land border for work - people who are dropping off or picking up a child within about 24 hours as part of a legal custody agreement - people traveling to and from essential health services, with one accompanying support person - people can participate in a legal proceeding but must otherwise self-isolate Specialized workers doing critical urgent work that cannot be done by anyone in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland Labrador can enter Nova Scotia to do their work but must otherwise self-isolate. Rotational workers who work outside Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador have a modified form of self-isolation when they return home. They should get tested on day 1 or 2 of their isolation and again on day 6, 7 or 8. Most current provincewide restrictions are continuing until 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 24. They include: - gathering limit of 10, both in your home and in the community restaurants and licensed establishments stop service by 10 p.m. and close by 11 p.m. - fitness facilities operate at 50% of capacity and have 3 metres between people for high intensity activities, including indoor and outdoor fitness classes - 25 people maximum for sports practices/training and arts and culture rehearsals; games, tournaments or performances are not permitted social events, festivals, special events, arts/cultural events and sports events are not permitted - faith gatherings, wedding ceremonies and funeral services can have 150 people outdoors or 50 per cent of an indoor venue’s capacity, to a maximum of 100 - wedding receptions and funeral receptions/visitation are not permitted Exceptions include an increase in the operating limit for retail businesses and malls to 50 per cent. As well, the Halifax casino, VLTs and First Nations gaming establishments can reopen in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants County. Schools will reopen for students on Jan. 11. Community use of school gyms for sport and physical activity can resume as long as activities follow provincewide restrictions currently in place.

**EDIT** For a recording with clear audio of this video, go to https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3948058828560699 Premier McNeil and Dr. Strang provide a #COVID...19NS update. You can also watch on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/TpQWAuYvbgk