Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin has announced a two-week province wide shutdown or circuit breaker.
“This is not the time for half measures,” said Premier Rankin. “We need strong, quick action to drive this virus out of our province. If we took an incremental approach, we’d likely end up in the same place. We need to regain control over this virus.”
The new restrictions include closing most retail businesses, reducing gatherings to household bubbles and closing public and private schools across the province.
“We are in a race between the variant and the vaccine,” said Dr. Robert Strang. “There is substantive risk of community spread across the province. We need to slow that spread until we are closer to population immunity through our vaccination program.”
COVID-19: Nova Scotia Enters Two-Week Province-Wide Shutdown – April 28, 2021
In Halifax, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, provide an update on the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the entire province enters a two-week shutdown. New restrictions will be in effect until at least May 12 in an effort to slow the surge of cases. Measures include closing all public and private schools, limiting indoor or outdoor gatherings to household members, closing non-essential retail stores, and shutting dine-in service for restaurants and licensed establishments. (no interpretation)
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