Rob Nylen News Today

A COVID-19 public exposure notice has been issued for a large church in Moncton for its Easter Sunday service, just as more than 200 church-goers in Saint John have completed their self-isolation following a possible exposure to a COVID-19 variant during a Palm Sunday service.

Public Health is defending its decision not to publicly report potential public exposure to COVID-19 at a Saint John church. RiverCross Church informed its congregation this week that two people who attended services on March 28 later tested positive for the virus. In a letter, pastoral staff said they were made aware of the first case on April 3 involving an adult who attended Sunday worship. “While the risk was presented to us as low, we felt it wise to move to an online service on Easter S...