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The New Brunswick government didn't have COVID-19 variant projections to share Thursday, said Health Minister Dorothy Shephard.

Spokesperson Bruce Macfarlane confirmed the suspected case in an email early Friday afternoon. “A close contact of a previous U.K. variant confirmed case has tested positive for COVID-19 and it is suspected they have the variant as well,” Macfarlane wrote. Macfarlane said a sample for sequencing is being sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory for confirmation. “In the meantime, the individual is being treated as if they have the variant,” he said. Three cases of the U.K. variant have been identified in New Brunswick to date. They were announced on Tuesday. '); } return false...

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 16 new cases, Russell urges caution on Super Bowl weekend The province's chief medical health officer is urging New Brunswickers to keep their Super Bowl parties as small and low-key as possible this weekend. Social Sharing Keep gatherings as small as possible, remember 'the hard lesson' we learned over the holidays, top doctor says Posted: Feb 04, 2021 1:57 PM AT | Last Updated: February 4 Dr. Jennifer Russell acknowledged Thursday that the delayed-second-shot approach is "not perfect" and carries some unknowns.(Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)

Posted: Jan 29, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 29 Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, says it's important for people to get tested even if they only have one symptom of COVID-19. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

  'Long-haulers' is the name coined to describe those who had COVID-19, have largely recovered and are no longer testing positive, but who are still experiencing a myriad of symptoms.   For some, it's months later and they are still feeling the effects, said Susie Goulding, creator of the Facebook group, COVID Long-Haulers Support Group Canada.   The list of common long-hauler symptoms includes chronic fatigue, joint pain, persistent chest pain, shortness of breath and more, according to a variety of studies, including ones from the U.S. Centre for Disease Control released this...