No plans for New Brunswick to reinstate mask mandate
According to new statistics released in the province’s “COVIDWATCH” report, PCR confirmed COVID-19 cases have “moderately decreased” over the last month.As for the flu, the latest report covering Oct. 16 to Oct. 29 indicated 47 new positive influenza cases, up from the 11 new cases in the previous report. Since the start of the season, two people have died.“The department can confirm that RSV is a commonly occurring respiratory illness, and is not a reportable disease in New Brunswick,” he said.
“No province has extraordinary capacity, none, the Atlantic Provinces even less so than central provinces like Ontario, so you cannot risk the possibility of this wave affecting you. By the time you see it, it’s too late,” Deonandan told Global News on Tuesday.The epidemiologist noted New Brunswick should expect similar impacts to Ontario, where officials have increased capacity in pediatric settings to brace for a surge in children who require care.
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