Thread by @WilsonKM2

Today in the #AtlanticBubble

There were 6 new cases reported in the Bubble today: 4 in New Brunswick, 1 in Nova Scotia, and 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The new case in NFLD is a close contact of an existing case.

The new case in NS is in the Halifax area and is still under investigation.

In NB, 1 new cases is in the Saint John area and 3 are in the Moncton area. All are under investigation.

NB has announced that due to increasing case numbers, the Moncton area will be moving back to the Orange alert level (more restrictive). They've modified the restrictions at

...each of the levels. I won't go in to them, but a noticeable change is requiring masks in outdoor public areas (they made them mandatory for indoor public areas after last month's outbreak.

NB is also changing how it handles rotational workers; they are now requiring them to quarantine with the option of leaving quarantine is they test negative on days 10-12 (I think I got that right).

They cited testing travelers initially testing negative, then testing positive a few days later (being infectious while in the community)

NB further emphasized management of close contacts (although restrictions haven't changed, they strongly suggest limiting close contacts to 6). I believe the current limit is 20.

They additionally strongly suggested against traveling outside of the Bubble unless necessary.

With that, there are now 79 known, active cases inside the Bubble.

Please, as NB has suggested, think more carefully about your close contacts and limit your exposure risk (especially to indoor, unmasked locations).

Still listening to the NB news conference. It sounds like worker quarantine exemptions have been a major problem.