Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone and other officials are expected to speak on Wednesday regarding ongoing COVID-19 measures and are expected to release details on easing visitor restrictions at health care facilities, including long-term care homes.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that the government would begin lifting travel restrictions related to the novel coronavirus pandemic in the northwest as of June 8, and that La Loche would move into Phases 1 and 2 of the province’s reopening plan.
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.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health) and Jeff Yurek (environment, conservation and parks) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
The Provincial Command Council will on Thursday update the nation on the novel coronavirus in Gauteng.
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Provincial health experts say they expect COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 people in Ontario over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, the ramifications of which could last up to two years.
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Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Nova Scotia, bringing the province’s total to 90.
In a press conference Friday, the province said “most” of the new cases are connected to travel or a known case.
The 90 individuals affected range in age from under 10 to their mid-70s. Health officials say two are currently in hospital and three individuals have recovered and their cases of COVID-19 are considered resolved.
Cases have been identified in all parts of the province.
To date, Nova Scotia has 3,649 negative test results and 90 confirmed cases.
