What’s new?
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|
New cases |
Active cases |
Hospitalizations (ICU) |
Resolved cases |
Deaths |
Total cases |
Total tests |
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Nova Scotia |
1 |
23 |
1 |
1,067 |
65 |
1,155 |
125,434 |
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Canada |
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51,602 |
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248,321 |
11,186 |
311,109 |
10,517,168 |
To monitor data on a daily basis, see the Nova Scotia and Canadian data pages.
- One new case of COVID-19 in the central zone was announced today and three new cases were announced yesterday
- There were two new potential COVID-19 exposures in HRM (see the full list of previously announced exposures here):
- East Side Mario’s (186 Chain Lake Dr., Bayers Lake) on Nov. 14 from 3-9 p.m. and Nov. 16 from noon-7 p.m.
- Sport Chek (215 Chain Lake Dr., Bayers Lake) on Nov. 15 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Six regional care units will be established to reduce and manage the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care. The units will be in the following facilities: Ocean View Continuing Care Centre, Dartmouth, N.S.; Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro, N.S.; Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, N.S.; St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish, N.S.; Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, N.S.; and Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Yarmouth, N.S.
Clarification of self-isolation rule for travellers (edited, see examples of essential and non-essential travel)
Government has provided further clarification around new self-isolation rules which took effect on Nov. 9:
- If a person travelling for non-essential reasons enters Nova Scotia from outside Atlantic Canada everyone in the home where they are self-isolating must self-isolate as well. Nobody in that household can leave the property for 14-days and they cannot have visitors. This means no school, no shopping and no work outside the home
- Examples of non-essential travel include vacations, visits, pickups or drop-offs of non-essential items, and so on
- Examples of essential travel include certain types of work (such as by exempt, rotational or specialized workers) or attending an immediate family member’s funeral
- If the shared home a traveller is isolating in has a completely separate living space with its own amenities and entrance, then other family members may be exempt from self-isolating with the individual who has returned to the Atlantic bubble. The isolating person cannot leave their designated private area
- See the attached PDF for more details on self-isolating in a hotel and finishing it in a home, taking a walk outside while self-isolating, driving a traveller back from the airport, and international travellers
SimEd Collaborative CPD Webinar Covid, Simulation and the Second Wave
If you missed the webinar on Oct. 29 with Drs. Lynn Johnston, Gaynor Watson-Creed, and Tim Willett, check out the recording here.
WEBINARS
Doctors Nova Scotia-hosted webinars have ended for the time being. Watch for more information.
DNS webinar recordings
Did you miss a webinar? Recordings are available on the DNS COVID-19 info hub.
REMINDERS
Flulaval Tetra vaccine lot suspended
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, issued an urgent notice suspending the Flulaval Tetra vaccine lot number KX9F7 due to adverse events experienced in N.B. Learn more
ICYMI
Free PPE extended until end of 2020
Government will supply community physicians with free personal protective equipment (PPE) for this flu season until Dec. 31. This includes gloves for administering intranasal influenza vaccine and additional medical masks, gowns, gloves, hand sanitizer and face shields for providing first aid and/or emergency assistance. Community physicians can click here to submit a request to the Department of Health and Wellness for additional PPE supplies for administering flu vaccinations; either update a previous request or make a new one. Your organization will be notified by email of the approved supply and instructions for online ordering. For more information, email PPErequest@novascotia.ca.
DNS staff, meetings and events
All DNS meetings and events have moved to a virtual format. You may reach staff by email or by calling 902-468-1866 or toll free at 1-800-563-3427.
Resources
See the DNS COVID-19 info hub for a complete list of COVID-19 resources.
Information hubs to watch
- Nova Scotia Health updates and service cancellations
- IWK updates and service cancellations
- Doctor Nova Scotia updates and information
- Dalhousie CPD COVID-19 webpage
- Department of Health and Wellness
- 811 assessment online assessment
- Government of Canada
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Pediatric Society COVID-19 resources for the care of children