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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Jennifer Russell, Dominic Cardy to hold news briefing
Briefing by chief medical health officer and education minister set for 2:30 p.m.
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- University of Moncton reports 3rd case
- Russell, Cardy to hold news conference
- No sign of yellow phase
- Fredericton coffee shop on the verge of closing
- N.S. students want to return to school in New Brunswick
- Potential public exposure warnings for Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton
- What to do if you have a symptom
Dr. Jennifer Russell will be speaking at a news conference in Fredericton at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to provide an update on the respiratory virus in New Brunswick.
Education Minister Dominic Cardy will also be at the briefing, the first COVID briefing since last Thursday.
Public Health has reported 36 cases of the illness since then, including six cases on Monday. There are 120 active cases in the province.
The new cases bring the total number of active cases to 120. So far, New Brunswick has had 501 cases during the pandemic and seven deaths.
University of Moncton reports another COVID case
A third case of COVID-19 has turned up at the University of Moncton.
The university sent an email to students and staff on Monday confirming the latest case of the respiratory virus.
The university said the recent case poses a low-risk to the campus community, and New Brunswick Public Health has already been in contact with individuals who were in close contact with the individual.
"If Public Health hasn't contacted you directly, you don't need to take those extra precautions," the email said in French.
The individual is in isolation.
Public Health confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in the Moncton region on Monday. Both cases involve individuals in their 20s.
Last month, an employee at the University of Moncton's campus tested positive for COVID-19. That individual also posed a low risk to the campus community.
No sign of yellow phase returning
New Brunswick Public Health says close to 2,000 people are now self isolating over exposure risks to Covid 19.
Over 80 of them are Horizon Health employees.
In the Saint John Health Region, Public Health has traced all 71 active cases and determined they are linked.
Close to half of the province remains under the more restricted, orange level phase of recovery which includes maintaining a single household bubble
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell says it's still too early to say when those areas can move back to the yellow phase.
"I can't say at this point what's going to happen," she said. "Normally, measures are put in place for 14 days."
After that, Russell said Public Health will determine what is happening in terms of transmission, cases and how the health care system is coping.
The Saint John Health zone was pushed back to the orange phase on Nov. 20, and Moncton on Nov. 19.
The Fredericton health region was rolled back to orange on Friday.
Fredericton coffee shop on the verge of closing
The owners of a Fredericton coffee shop are wondering whether their doors will still be open by the end of the month.
Krista Touesnard said she's been worried about the Tipsy Muse since the virus hit in March, and businesses were forced to shut down.
"We've just been living in that sense of anxiety and the unknown of the future."
Two weeks ago, she and her husband Rob took a hard look at the books, staff and the number of people coming through their doors.
We're not going to give up. We're going to keep fighting.
- Krista Touesnard, owner of Tipsy Muse
They're not sure what will happen to the coffee shop now that the Fredericton region has moved back to the orange phase of recovery from the less restrictive yellow phase.
"It's been a pretty emotional couple of weeks for sure," she said.
The coffee shop is known for catering to the local art community, including photographers, poets and potters.
"We want to keep that place available for them to keep coming."
Touesnard also made it clear the café is not alone among local businesses. People in the business community have reached out to help, such as offering up extra coffee cups.
Last week, Fredericton Chamber of Commerce CEO Krista Ross encouraged Fredericton residents to shop local this holiday season.
"We're just letting them help us now," Touesnard said.
The Liberal government is preparing to spend up to $100 billion to kick-start the post-pandemic economy in the face of a record-high deficit projection of more than $381 billion for this fiscal year.
Touesnard said she's hoping her business will be able to benefit.
"We're not going to give up," she said. "We're going to keep fighting."
N.S. students want to return to school in New Brunswick
More students from out of province are finding themselves shut out of New Brunswick schools.
Students from Listuguj haven't been able to attend Sugarloaf High in Campbellton since mid-October.
And now that the Atlantic bubble has disintegrated, students from Nova Scotia aren't allowed to go to class at Tantramar High in Sackville.
Nova Scotia MLA Elizabeth Smith McCrossin is asking the New Brunswick government to reconsider.
"I believe that our students from here in Cumberland County and Amherst do not pose any threat," she said. "In most cases, these students live 10 minutes from the high school."
Smith McCrossin said there haven't been any cases of the respiratory virus in Cumberland County.
"Our communities are completely interconnected," she said.
Meanwhile, elementary, middle school, and post-secondary students from Nova Scotia are still allowed into New Brunswick.
CBC News has contacted the New Brunswick's Department of Education to ask why high school students are being kept out.
Potential public exposure warnings for Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton
New Brunswick Public Health has warned of the following possible exposures to COVID-19 in Moncton and Saint John, including gyms, stores, bars, restaurants and on flights.
Anyone who visited these places during the identified times should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
Anyone who develops any COVID-19 symptoms should self-isolate and take the self-assessment online to schedule a test.
Fredericton area
- The Snooty Fox on Nov. 18 and 19, 66 Regent St., between 8:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.
- GoodLife Fitness Fredericton on Nov. 18 at 1174 Prospect St. between 10:20 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. Nov. 19 between 1:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
- The YMCA of Fredericton on Nov. 17 at 570 York St. throughout the evening.
Saint John area
- Vito's Restaurant on Nov. 16, 111 Hampton Rd., Rothesay, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Cora Breakfast and Lunch on Nov. 16 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. (39 King St., Saint John).
- Goodlife Fitness McAllister Place on Nov. 16 between noon and 1 p.m. and on Nov. 18 between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. (519 Westmorland Rd., Saint John).
- NBCC Grandview campus on Nov. 16, 17, and 18 between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (950 Grandview Ave., Saint John).
- Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio on Nov. 19 between 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. (47 Clark Rd., Rothesay)
Big Tide Brewing Company at 47 Princess St. on Nov. 16, between 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Java Moose at 84 Prince William St. Nov. 16, between 2 to 2:30 p.m.
Flights into Saint John:
Public Health identified a positive case in a traveller who may have been infectious on Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 while on the following flights:
- Air Canada Flight 8421 on Nov. 17 and 18 from Kelowna to Vancouver, arrived at 8 p.m.
- Air Canada Flight 314 on Nov. 17 and 18 from Vancouver to Montreal, arrived at 07:11 a.m.
- Air Canada Flight 8792 on Nov. 17 and 18, from Montreal to Saint John arrived at 9:22 p.m.
Moncton
- RD Maclean Co. Ltd. on Nov. 16, 17 and 18 at 200 St. George St., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- GoodLife Fitness on Nov. 21 at 555 Dieppe Blvd, Dieppe, between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Keg Steakhouse and Bar at 576 Main St. on Nov. 17, between 7:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Flights into Moncton:
- Air Canada Flight 178 on Nov. 19 from Edmonton to Toronto, arrived at 5:58 a.m.
- Air Canada Flight 404 on Nov. 19 from Toronto to Montreal, arrived at 10:16 a.m.
- Air Canada Flight 8902 on Nov. 19 from Montreal to Moncton, arrived at 4:17 p.m.
What to do if you have a symptom
People concerned they might have COVID-19 symptoms can take a self-assessment test online.
Public Health says symptoms shown by people with COVID-19 have included:
A fever above 38 C.
A new cough or worsening chronic cough.
Sore throat.
Runny nose.
Headache.
New onset of fatigue, muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of sense of taste or smell.
Difficulty breathing.
In children, symptoms have also included purple markings on the fingers and toes.
People with one of those symptoms should:
Stay at home.
Call Tele-Care 811 or their doctor.
Describe symptoms and travel history.
Follow instructions.
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Methinks Higgy's desperate minions do and say desperate things when their supply of taxpayer funded butter tarts is in jeopardy before the Yuletide season N'esy Pas?
Still talking but not saying much.
You missed that call Buford.
The ONLY thing Mr Cardy loves is himself.
What a co-incidence, I just left the Irving and a public safety guy was there paying for gas.
I was surprised at the amount of gear that he had on.... gunbelt and gun, baton and I presume cuffs plus the bullet proof vest.....
I'm not even sure what these guys do....
We also have armed game warden guys, armed sheriffs and who else?
More gun toten people than a banana republic.
Methinks some folks must recall that the ex Fat Fred City Finest dude Urquhart saw his bill voted down last year and he quit N'esy Pas?
'Cause it holds more rounds than a 357 magnum...