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B.C. Premier John Horgan along with Minister of Health Adrian Dix, provided an update on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday.
Horgan announced that the B.C. is extending their provincial state of emergency.
The province said there were nine new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and one new death.
Horgan also announced that provincial legislature would resume on June 22.
And the premier also stated that the province won’t ask the federal government to bend the rules of the 14 day quarantine period. Vancouver was shortlisted as a potential hub city for an NHL return, but the federal rule could be a potential stumbling block.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the government’s furlough scheme. He updates MPs in the House of Commons as some firms are preparing to return to work.
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France has decided to extend a “state of health emergency” imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic for two months until July 24, Health Minister Olivier Véran said on Saturday, adding that incoming travellers will face a two-week quarantine upon arrival.
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Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Sunday that all publicly-funded schools in the province will remain closed until at least May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an extension of the previous order. The provincial government made the decision to extend the closures based on advice from Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, and the command table. Lecce indicated May 29 in the media briefing, as May 30 and 31 fall on a weekend.
Lecce clarified that all private schools and daycare centres will also remain closed, but those are managed under the province’s emergency order.
Update: As unemployment reaches record levels in California, Gov. Gavin Newson on April 15 has signed an executive order to extend the hours of the Employment Development Department’s call center to meet the demand. The new hours, seven days a week, will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Newsom said. They start April 20. #coronavirus #COVID19
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday his government would deploy extra resources to long-term care homes battling serious COVID-19 outbreaks, as provincial legislators met to extend a state of emergency declaration for another 28 days.
Ford said he wanted “specialized teams” deployed to these facilities and added that his administration would issue an emergency order declaring that employees of long-term care homes will not be able to work in multiple facilities.
Ford also said Tuesday that schools would not reopen on May 4th, marking the second time the Ontario government has pushed back the date for schools reopening.
New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell and Premier Blaine Higgs provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 fight on Wednesday.
Russell confirmed 11 new cases of the novel coronavirus during the briefing, bringing the total number of cases to 81. Russell said the new cases are in the age range of 20’s to 60’s.
Of the 81 cases, 43 are travel-related, 22 are close contacts of confirmed cases, three cases are from community transmission, and 13 cases remain under investigation.
