Premier Iain Rankin said the province's four-phase plan will allow Nova Scotians to enjoy the summer while efforts continue to get the population fully vaccinated
HALIFAX Nova Scotia health officials announced the province s COVID-19 reopening plan on Friday, which involves a five-phase process. “Our phased plan will allow us to safely enjoy summer with public health measures in place while we work at getting most of our population fully vaccinated,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “Then we should be able to further ease restrictions in the fall and ease in to a new normal of living with COVID-19.” The province says each of the phases, which are expected to last between two to four weeks long, depends on COVID-19 activity in the province, public health and testing capacity, hospitalizations and vaccination rates.
In-person Classes to Resume in Most Regions, Licensed Child Care Returns to Full Capacity
NOTE: More details on schools that will remain in at-home learning follows this release.
In-person classes will resume Wednesday, June 2, at all Nova Scotia public and private schools outside of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Sydney.
Also on June 2, licensed child-care centres and family daycare homes across the province can return to 100 per cent capacity.
The reopening decisions are based on advice from public health and pediatricians at the IWK Health Centre. All public health measures as outlined in Nova Scotia’s Back to School plan will remain in place.