Big relief : Manoir Belle Vue COVID-19 outbreak shows hopeful signs, daughter says
Louise Michaud is breathing a little easier today after her 93-year-old mother s latest COVID-19 test came back negative and volunteers have stepped up to help the Edmundston, N.B., special care home where she lives cope with a major COVID-19 outbreak.
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Help arrives at 2 Edmundston long-term care homes hit by COVID-19 outbreaks
Reinforcements are starting to arrive in Edmundston to help two long-term care homes struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks, says acting Mayor Éric Marquis.
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Manoir Belle Vue total remains at 55, with no new cases detected, Villa des Jardins has 32 cases as of Tuesday
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Posted: Feb 03, 2021 12:20 PM AT | Last Updated: February 3
The outbreak at Manoir Belle Vue, a special care home in Edmundston, stands at 55, with no new cases detected in the last round of tests.(Bernard LeBel/Radio-Canada file photo)
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Feb 2, 2021 3:06 PM
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick, speaks during a COVID-19 briefing on Feb. 2, 2021. (Image: CPAC video capture)
New Brunswick Public Health has identified the first cases of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 in the province.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday that the lab has confirmed three cases of the variant.
Two of the cases are in the Saint John health region (Zone 2) and one is in the Miramichi health region (Zone 7), she said.
Russell said two of the cases are related to international travel, while the other is connected to travel within Canada.