Thread by @WilsonKM2

Today in the #AtlanticBubble

There were 14 new cases in the Bubble today: 9 in New Brunswick, 3 in Nova Scotia, and 2 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Of the two new cases in NFLD, one is a close contact of a case they announced yesterday. The other is travel-related and isolating.

All three of the new cases from NS are in Halifax and are linked to existing cases.

In NB, 5 new cases are in Moncton, 2 in Saint John, and 1 each in Fredericton and Bathurst (in the north of the province but not on the border with Quebec). All of these cases are still under investigation, but the province has put out an exposure alert for a flight to Moncton.

With that, there are now 76 known, active cases inside the Bubble by my count.

Some news updates: There seems to be a lot of confusion in NS and NB about how contact tracing should work and what is supposed to happen to businesses/employees when there's an exposure. Probably the best example is the CBC piece from today: cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

I have no idea what happened there, but it sounds like the business got very little/conflicting advice and more or less became his own contact tracer, and that maybe the government mis-reported the case origin. Again, I have absolutely no idea.

There was also the issue a short while ago in Halifax where people from one of the exposure events were calling 811 and seemingly getting incorrect advice about testing, least to 2 (3?) updates on instructions to the public.

It might be a good idea to put out a short FAQ about what people can expect/should so in the event of an exposure. Many seem confused that they aren't being tested or necessarily asked to isolate (just to monitor for symptoms).

This may vary by province, but I'm not sure.

If you're in NS or NB, please try to reduce your exposure risk.

Have a great night!

And just as I finish, NS Public Health announced two new exposures in Halifax.

East Side Marios in Bayers Lake (14NOV2020 3-9pm and 16NOV2020 12-7pm)

Sport Chek in Bayers Lake (15NOV2020 from 11am to 2pm)

https://twitter.com/CTVAtlantic/status/1329168986106421248