The Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness reported another to COVID-19 related
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (Nova Scotia Government photo)
death in the province, bringing the total to 59. The death involved a female in her 80’s with underlying medical conditions in the Central Zone who was not a resident of a long-term care home.
The province also identified two new cases of COVID-19.
During provincial COVID-19 update, when asked about precautions being made for a potential second wave of COVID-19, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Robert Strang said it`s important to maintain public health capacity around surveillance.
As for having enough medical supplies and equipment should there be a second wave, Premier Stephen McNeil said the province will continue to purchase personal protective equipment. With such equipment now being manufactured across the country, including in Nova Scotia, McNeil said it will continue to be a focus not only in case of a second wave but also for the foreseeable future.
With questions still coming about when the province will reopen its economy, Premier Stephen McNeil said the province’s health and wellness department, along with Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Robert Strang, continues to work with business associations across the province to fill them in on the health protocols. McNeil said different types of businesses have different needs when it comes to the different protocols, adding the government will have more to say on the reopening in the not too distance future.
McNeil said the province wants to be in a position that when they reopen the economy, businesses will be able to make the decision to either open immediately or open at a later date.