HALIFAX Nova Scotia has announced five new COVID-19 cases on Monday. Seven previously reported cases are now considered recovered, dropping the active number of cases in the province to 26. Two new cases are in the Central Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The people are self-isolating, as required. One of the cases is a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax who lives off campus. One new case is in the Western Zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is a student at Acadia University in Wolfville. The student lives on campus and has been self-isolating, as required.
Posted: Jan 07, 2021 5:04 PM AT | Last Updated: January 7
Dr. Michael Flynn is a psychiatrist at the Nova Scotia Hospital in Dartmouth. (Contributed by the QEII Foundation)
Two Nova Scotia hospitals will soon offer a new type of treatment for depression, PTSD and other mental health disorders.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, which involves sending short, magnetic pulses to the brain to stimulate nerve cells, will be offered at the Nova Scotia Hospital in Dartmouth and the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville. Anything that s going to impact positively is a huge benefit, said Dr. Michael Flynn, a psychiatrist at the Nova Scotia Hospital. The key is it s now accessible. You can have the best treatment, but if you can t access it, it s not being optimized.
COVID-19 outbreak at Claremont senior housing complex infects 21 residents
Elaine Perrault, 83, of Claremont, N.H., takes a cigarette break outside the Earl M. Bourdon Centre where Perrault has lived for the past eight years. Perrault tested negative for the COVID-19 virus last week and is due to be tested again next week. Twenty-one residents and 5 staff have the virus. Residents have been told by intercom to stay in their apartments and communal activities have been cancelled. It s eerie, Perrault said of the empty halls. I want to see these people back to smiling, she said later. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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Fountain Valley prides itself on being “a nice place to live,” but the coronavirus pandemic had a way of making times tough on residents and businesses alike.
Still, the community found ways to sprinkle in bits of normalcy like movies in the park and a Halloween parade, as well as helping those in need who faced food insecurity or needed COVID-19 testing.
Across the area, demonstrations were part of 2020. Fountain Valley saw protests for Black Lives Matter and the healthcare industry.
Have a look at some of the top stories in Fountain Valley for 2020:
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center protests