Jennifer Russell urges New Brunswickers to follow rules during holidays
CBC News New Brunswick3 months ago
2:51The province’s chief medical officer says she worries gatherings and non-essential travel could lead to a rise in cases of COVID-19.2:51
This season, fewer large family gatherings and more smaller gatherings are likely, which may mean more turkeys are needed. We know that gatherings are a risk and we want those risks to be kept to a minimum, said Russell.
Stores like Miramichi Meat Ltd. and Mary s Supermarket in Fredericton have seen a jump in sales. We re selling more turkeys than we did last year, said Al Olsen of Olsen s Meat and Produce in Saint John, estimating an increase of about 35 per cent.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 6:33 PM AT | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
Eden Valley Poultry in Berwick, N.S., is the only federally regulated poultry processor in Nova Scotia and processes about 400,000 chickens and turkeys a week.(CBC)
The poultry plant in Berwick, N.S., that closed earlier this month because of a COVID-19 outbreak has restarted operations ahead of schedule.
Just over 100 staff members about a quarter of the usual complement at Eden Valley Poultry returned to work Monday after Public Health mandated a closure on Dec. 11.
Public Health originally called for a two-week closure, but plant operators and the chicken farmers who rely on Eden Valley to process their birds
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 3:36 PM AT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Eden Valley Poultry in Berwick, N.S., is the only federally regulated poultry processor in Nova Scotia and processes about 400,000 chickens and turkeys a week.(CBC)
The poultry plant in Berwick, N.S., that s trying to quash an outbreak of COVID-19 among its staff is creating a plan to reopen sooner than originally called for by Public Health, hoping provincial officials will sign off and let a skeleton crew return to work before the holidays.
Eden Valley Poultry shut down all operations last week after COVID-19 entered the facility and was apparently transmitted between staff. Out of about 450 employees, an initial round of testing revealed six cases. A second round of testing is supposed to take place this week.
HALIFAX Nova Scotia reported six new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Eight previously reported cases are now considered recovered, dropping the number of active cases in the province to 59. Three of the cases are located in the Central Zone; all three are close contacts of previously reported cases. Two of the cases are located in the Eastern Zone. One case is a close contact of a previously reported case. The other case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and is self-isolating as required. One of the cases is located in the Western Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is self-isolating as required.
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