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28.11.2020 / 22:32

All the potential COVID-19 exposure sites in Nova Scotia over the past 14 days

COVID-19 exposure sites Nova Scotia Health has issued a warning for over the past 14 days.The list will be updated as health officials provide more locations and exposure dates no longer become relevant, for example, if there is no longer a chance of someone developing symptoms due to 14 days having passed.Nova Scotia recommends visiting the province’s website to do a self-assessment if, in the past 48 hours, individuals have had or are currently experiencing:Or two or more of the following symptoms:It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at the location on this date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec.

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Parents, educators rally in Halifax seeking clarity on Nova Scotia’s back-to-school plan

coronavirus pandemic.They also lined up in single file to show much space is required to walk students from one classroom to another while keeping six feet between them.

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Here’s what you need to know about going back to Halifax libraries

COVID-19 pandemic, Halifax Public Libraries has reopened its doors with new health and safety measures in place.That includes reduced seating in most branches to allow for physical distancing, hand sanitizer and masks on offer at each entrance, and new protocols for wiping down desks and equipment used by guests.“We’re asking our community members to help us out, maybe sanitize the station before you use it, especially computers,” said spokesperson Curtis Sutton.“So when you come back, things are a little different, but we’re here to help you out and enjoy your library visit.”In larger facilities, like the Halifax Central Library, floor decals have been installed to direct public traffic and keep people at a safe distance.Toys and games

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Nova Scotia pandemic pay to select health-care workers ‘insulting,’ say union leaders

COVID-19 pandemic to those who have had contact with patients in the past four months, with few exceptions.The Essential Health Care Workers Program was billed by Premier Stephen McNeil in May as a way to recognize “the hard work and unique challenges” health-care workers are facing during the outbreak which has left 63 people dead and more than 1,000 people in recovery to date.The province’s largest public-sector union, the Nova Scotia General Employment Union (NSGEU), has called the province’s eligibility restrictions “insulting,” saying the pandemic’s strain on the health-care system was not limited to those with patient contact.

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Research underway in N.S., N.B. to develop new coronavirus-killing package coating

coronavirus on the surfaces of items we touch in our daily lives.Biochemist Beth Mason, head of the Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University, is leading the quest to develop a special coating for plastic packaging that would kill or disable the virus on contact.The polymer-based coating, if successful, would attack the cell functions the virus needs to survive and remain effective for up to three months — reducing the need to wipe down and disinfect a variety of store-bought goods.

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MS Society of Canada launches virtual carnation-pinning campaign for World MS Day

Saturday will mark World MS Day, and this year, celebrations for the day are going to look much different from before.

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Studio East restaurant in Halifax closes doors for good due to coronavirus

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Business groups call for better pedestrian, patio access on some Halifax streets during COVID-19

As municipal governments prepare for Nova Scotia’s stores and restaurants to reopen amid the continuing coronavirus crisis, some stakeholder groups in Halifax say the safest way to do that may be to keep certain areas closed.

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Passenger ferry to Halifax’s Georges Island on deck for this summer

Halifax residents and tourists will be able to visit a forbidden island in Halifax Harbour this summer — if life returns to normal.

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Halifax to provide coronavirus update Wednesday

The Halifax Regional Municipality is set to provide an update on its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dartmouth Atlantic Superstore closes for second time due to coronavirus exposure

For the second time in the past week the Atlantic Superstore on Braemar Drive in Dartmouth, N.S., has closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

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Residents at 2 Dartmouth area long-term care homes test positive for coronavirus

Residents at two long-term care homes in the Dartmouth area have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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