CKNB NEWS UPDATE WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 2020
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NB-NO MORE TEMP WORKERS
New Brunswick is closing it’s doors to temporary foreign workers.
Premier Blaine Higgs announced the change yesterday to the province’s State
of Emergency Orders..
Higgs says there are already about 1900 foreign workers in the province.
The Premeir says he understands there are labour concerns in some industries,
especially in seafood processing facilities, but says the measure is
necessary to protect public health.
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NB-NO NEW CASES
New Brunswick has reached a good news milestone in the fight against
Covid-19.
Chief Medical Officer Dr.Jennifer Russel announced the good news yesterday.
Dr.Russel also announed that with the end of the academic year, parents of
students from out of province will be allowed to enter New Brunswick for 24
hours to help students move.
They will be expected to isolate as much as possible while they’re here.
Any New Brunswickers who leave the province to pick up students from
elsehwere will be required to self isolate for 14 days upon their return.
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NB-Students
Dr. Russel also announced that with the end of the academic year, parents of
students from out of province will be allowed to enter New Brunswick for 24
hours to help students move.
They will be expected to isolate as much as possible while they’re here.
Any New Brunswickers who leave the province to pick up students from
elsehwere will be required to self isolate for 14 days upon their return.
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NB-TESTING – RUSSEL
New Brunswick is expanding its testing criteria for Covid-19.
Dr. Jennfier Russel say they are adding to the list of potential symptoms for
recommendied testing that already included fever, cough, headache, sore
throat and runny nose.
Russel say parents of children with that symptom should contact 811even if
they don’t present with any other symptoms.
For adults, anyone experiencing two symptoms on the list is being
recommended for testing.
The expanded ability to identify,test, isolate and trace new cases is seen as
a critical component of allowing the province to ease Public Health
restrictions.
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NAT-VACCINE POLL
A poll on whether a vaccine for COVID-19 should be mandatory or voluntary
when one becomes available reveals older Canadians are more likely to support
mandatory vaccinations.
The Leger poll also found that respondents who said they were likely to vote
Liberal were also most likely to agree with a mandatory vaccine while those
leaning Conservative were least likely.
Overall, 60 per cent of Canadians believe people should be required to get
the vaccine once one is ready.
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