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N.L. reports 7 new cases of COVID-19, as 2nd RCMP employee tests positive
The Department of Health released an update Tuesday on the B117 variant outbreak, while the police force says its two positive cases are not connected.
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Posted: Feb 16, 2021 2:13 PM NT | Last Updated: February 16
A health-care worker prepares a swab amid a line of vehicles at a drive-thru COVID-19 swab testing site in Mount Pearl on Monday.(John Pike/CBC)
If the mayors have their request approved, anyone coming back to Labrador from Newfoundland would have to isolate themselves for two weeks. Barron said it might seem severe, but they feel it s vital to contain any potential spread. It s unfortunate what s happening here. Would you want to be the one that s gonna travel possibly to the Eastern region … and come in here, unknowingly carrying COVID and bring it to your loved ones or your community? Your friends? Would you want to be the one that s known for that? I wouldn t want to, Barron said. All you re doing is safeguarding your friends and your family and our communities. I don t think that s too much to ask of anybody.
N.L. marks 4th straight day with no new COVID-19 cases, while cluster still under scrutiny
Contact tracers are still trying to determine how five people in the Eastern Health region tested positive last week for coronavirus.
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Posted: Feb 02, 2021 2:34 PM NT | Last Updated: February 2
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 22
Moira Magee said she spends most of her time in this room, where the wood stove is located, because it is the warmest room in her house.(Submitted by Moira Magee)
Most people would say they d like to live independently as long as possible.
Even many older seniors who make the choice to move into a personal care home say that there was no place like their own home.
Moira Magee, a 60-year-old homeowner with a disability, says that s precisely why she s determined to stay in her house in Roddickton-Bide Arm, on Newfoundland s Northern Peninsula.