COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths remain high in province
Nova Scotia will keep its mask mandate in place for public schools as it drops the requirement for most other public spaces on Monday.
“Listening to these respected experts, it is clear that the best decision based on today’s information is to keep masking for now,” Premier Tim Houston told reporters. The change was announced as the province issued its second weekly report on COVID-19 data after ending its daily updates. The report noted continued community spread of the virus and 15 more deaths. Nova Scotia has reported a total of 232 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began.
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