N.L. health officials suspend group activities across St. John’s after reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases ST. JOHN’S Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador suspended team sports and group recreational and cultural activities in St. John’s Monday after reporting 11 new infections and evidence of community spread.
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said three clusters without an identified source had been detected in the capital region. “This signals to us that we have community spread in the (St. John’s) metro area, the extent of which we do not know at this time,” she said.
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Posted: Feb 08, 2021 10:48 AM NT | Last Updated: February 8
The RCMP headquarters on White Hills Road in St. John s is closed until further notice as sanitization takes place, say police.(Bill Perks)
An employee at the RCMP s Newfoundland and Labrador headquarters has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the closure of the building in St. John s for at least a day, police announced Monday morning.