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COVID at Fairview Junior High Around 10 o clock last night, the province issued a press release about a case diagnosed at Fairview Junior High School. Is the new patient a student? A teacher? The principal? The province doesn t elaborate, only saying the person is connected to the school. FJHS is now closed until Monday. The school will inform families about at-home learning, says the provincial announcement, advising that close contacts of the infected person will hear from public health to talk about testing and a two-week quarantine. Out of an abundance of caution, public health is recommending that all students and staff be tested for COVID-19, whether or not they have symptoms. No self-isolation is required while they wait for test results, unless they have been identified as a close contact by public health
Dr. Robert Strang; contributed by Communications NS
Nova Scotia is reporting 15 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 recoveries.
There are 12 new cases in Central Zone. Seven of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. Three are related to travel and two are under investigation.
Three new cases are in Eastern Zone. Two of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases and one is related to travel.
There is limited community spread in Central Zone. Eastern, Northern and Western Zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread.
“As more and more Nova Scotians get vaccinated, I want to remind people of the continued importance of getting tested for COVID-19,” said Premier Iain Rankin. “Testing is a key part of our reopening plan. If people continue to get tested, the health system can identify new cases of COVID-19 early on and limit the spread of the virus.”
HALIFAX Nova Scotia is speeding up its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine so that people who received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on or before April 10, and are scheduled to receive their second dose on or before July 24, can reschedule their appointments for earlier dates. We re expecting a large Moderna shipment this month, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia s chief medical officer of health said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. We ll get to our 75 per cent of two doses of vaccine even faster. Strang said the province is sending out invites by e-mail to people to move up their second vaccine appointment.