HALIFAX Nova Scotia s premier blasted what he called the selfish few who aren t following COVID-19 restrictions, saying they are putting themselves and others at risk during the province s current outbreak. Iain Rankin expressed his frustration during a media briefing Monday, noting that police in the Halifax area had issued 37 fines over the weekend for those who exceeded gathering limits, despite a provincewide lockdown. I have a serious question, the premier said. What is wrong with you? How come you don t take this as seriously as you should? As Nova Scotia reported 146 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, including 130 in the Halifax area, Rankin warned about the seriousness of the situation, saying that most cases identified in Nova Scotia recently are the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
HALIFAX With just 11 active cases of COVID-19, Nova Scotia is doing better than many places in the world. Atlantic Canada, particularly Nova Scotia, has been seen as one of the leaders in COVID management,” said Dr. Todd Hatchette, NSHA Chief of Microbiology. Last week, the province confirmed two samples sent to the National Lab in December had identified both the U.K. and South African variant. Both individuals have since recovered. Hatchette says Nova Scotians don’t need to be concerned the variant was identified. In fact, it was expected. The virus is a new virus. It s crossed over from animals into humans and a virus goal is to adapt to its new host so we expect to see viruses adapt,” he said.