Global News published this video item, entitled “Nova Scotia to enter 2-week shutdown amid COVID-19 surge as Canadian military deployed | LIVE” – below is their description.
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin along with the chief medical officer for the province Dr. Strang, will be providing an update on the COVID-19 pandemic after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced earlier in the day that the Canadian Armed Forces would be deploying 60 medical personnel to help Nova Scotia’s testing centres.
Nova Scotia reported 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and said 419 active cases remain in the province.
There’s 90 cases in the central zone, three in the eastern zone, one in the northern zone and two in the western zone.
On Monday, Nova Scotia announced the closure of all schools in the Halifax area due to the rising numbers of infections.
All schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality will close for two weeks.
Dr. Strang has also announced tighter restrictions will return to all areas of the province at least until May 20th, including a gathering limit of 10 both indoors and outdoors.
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