N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Full lockdown for Edmundston, 30 new cases in province
The Edmundston region, Zone 4, will go into a full lockdown at midnight Saturday night amid climbing case numbers and a series of outbreaks.
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Shephard, Dr. Russell share details of 14-day lockdown, new test sites and variant cases in Nova Scotia
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 12:40 PM AT | Last Updated: January 23
Officers check for compliance with single-household bubble rules on Edmundston s Rue Saint-François on Friday. The region will move to a full lockdown Saturday night at midnight.(Bernard LeBel/Radio-Canada)
Province walks back minister s suggestion to divert vaccine from slower provinces
The New Brunswick government is walking back a suggestion from Health Minister Dorothy Shephard that COVID-19 vaccine doses in provinces with slow rollouts could be diverted to this province.
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SAINT JOHN, N.B. One year ago Wednesday, Angela Campbell and her family were celebrating her grandmother Lillian s 90th birthday at Parkland Saint John. Her 91 To say it s been difficult is understating it. You worry about her, said Campbell. The case count at Parkland Saint John now stands at 11 residents and seven employees who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in just a matter of days. As it stands now, designated support persons and essential caregivers are only allowed at Howe Hall and Millidge Hall within Parkland Saint John. The staff at the Shannex are absolutely amazing, Campbell said. They take care of the residents so well, but not having that connection with her is really, really difficult.
FREDERICTON For Christmas dinner, Maria Beaulieu had her usual a smoothie. The 61-year-old Grand Falls, N.B., resident hasn’t been able to eat anything solid for years. Her lower jaw isn’t strong enough to handle dentures, let alone chew the food. She lives off purées and smoothies even a banana is too much. “It’s really miserable, and frustrating,” she said in an interview with CTV Atlantic from her home. “Eating disorders didn’t help, that’s for sure. But now that I’ve survived it, I’m trying to eat well and be positive. But it’s really a struggle every day.”
New Brunswick Health Minister Dorothy Shephard. (GNB YouTube)
Both Dr. Jennifer Russell and Health Minister Dorothy Shephard strongly urged New Brunswickers to download the COVID Alert app.
Shephard says the app provides a one-time code which alerts other devices through Bluetooth
if they have been exposed to COVID-19.
“The app uses strong measures to protect the privacy and confidentiality of any data it collects. It does not track a user’s location and collect personal identifiable information,” Shephard said.
The health minister again asked everyone to follow the public health guidelines.
Shephard said she understands following the rules isn’t always easy because we miss our family and friends.