The province will present an replace on COVID-19 this afternoon.
Premier Blaine Higgs and Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of well being, will take part within the 2:30 p.m. information convention.
It will likely be livestreamed right here on CBC New Brunswick’s web site and on the federal government’s English and French YouTube channels.
Public Well being reported one other COVID-related demise and 57 new circumstances of COVID-19 Wednesday.
There are 533 lively circumstances throughout the province.
Thirty-three persons are in hospital due to the virus, together with 15 in intensive care.
As of Wednesday, 84.3 per cent of New Brunswickers aged 12 and older are totally vaccinated, whereas 92.3 per cent have obtained at the very least one dose.
New Brunswick has had 6,263 confirmed circumstances of COVID-19 for the reason that starting of the pandemic, with 5,617 recoveries up to now and 112 COVID-related deaths.
A complete of 522,610 lab checks have been performed thus far.
Confirmed circumstances do not all the time shut colleges
St. John the Baptist/King Edward Faculty and Simonds Excessive Faculty in Saint John each have an operational day Thursday, in accordance with a discover issued by the Anglophone South Faculty District.
College students are studying from dwelling.
Each colleges confirmed to CBC Information that it is COVID-related.
Faculties not all the time near college students when there is a confirmed case, the Division of Training mentioned.
“As per the latest updates to the Healthy and Safe Schools guidelines, colleges could transfer to dwelling studying following a confirmed case that impacts college students,” spokesperson Flavio Nienow mentioned in an emailed assertion.
He pointed to the brand new rapid-testing program in colleges. The purpose of this system is to attenuate the impression on studying, permitting college students to return to high school, supplied they don’t have any signs, have obtained two unfavourable fast checks and proceed to fast check every day for the rest of the publicity interval, as outlined by Public Well being, he mentioned.
“When a faculty experiences an outbreak, Public Well being “carries out an in depth danger evaluation and provides course to college students and college personnel based mostly on components throughout the circumstances of every particular person state of affairs, together with any necessities for added cleansing and disinfection of areas,” Nienow mentioned.
“This is the reason two colleges could reply to confirmed circumstances otherwise.”
Whereas cleansing and disinfecting are necessary mitigating components, they’re only one element of a layered strategy to defending college students and employees, he added.
Others embrace vaccination, masking, bodily distancing, hand washing, “respiratory etiquette,” appropriate air flow, staying dwelling when sick and getting examined when symptomatic.
As of Wednesday, 396 circumstances of COVID-19 had been confirmed at 109 colleges for the reason that starting of the college yr.
Fifty-nine early studying and child-care amenities have had confirmed circumstances of COVID-19 since Sept. 7. The whole variety of circumstances has not been supplied.
Public publicity notices
Public Well being added new public publicity notices Thursday, together with a magnificence salon and development web site within the Saint John area, Zone 2, each over three days.
For the complete checklist of recent and former public publicity notices, please go to the government of New Brunswick’s website.
Public Well being recommends that individuals who haven’t been totally vaccinated at the very least 14 days previous to a potential publicity get a COVID check, even when they do not have signs. They will e-book an appointment online or name Tele-Care 811.
In the event that they do have signs, they have to isolate whereas they await their outcomes.
It could actually take as much as 14 days to check optimistic after being uncovered to COVID-19 so even when their outcomes comes again unfavourable, they need to proceed to self-monitor for any signs and get examined instantly if any develop.
They need to additionally keep away from visiting settings with susceptible populations, resembling nursing properties, correctional amenities and shelters throughout that 14-day interval.
For individuals who have been totally vaccinated at the very least 14 days previous to a potential publicity, Public Well being recommends they monitor for signs for 14 days after the potential publicity and get a COVID check if signs develop.
They don’t must isolate whereas they wait for his or her check outcomes.
What to do you probably have a symptom
Folks involved they may have COVID-19 can take a self-assessment test online.
Public Well being says signs of the sickness have included a fever above 38 C, a brand new or worsening cough, sore throat, runny nostril, headache, a brand new onset of fatigue, and issue respiratory.
In youngsters, signs have additionally included purple markings on the fingers and toes.
Folks with a type of signs ought to keep at dwelling, name 811 or their physician and observe directions.
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