April 18 COVID-19 Update

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Nova Scotia Update: 3 new deaths 0 new hospitalizations 0 new ICU cases 7 more people recovered (184 total) The 3 new deaths today are all from the Northwood long term care facility. We still have a death rate that is 5x lower than the Canadian avg, and no deaths...

Effective Noon Monday, all passengers arriving at or departing from a Canadian airport must wear a non medical mask or they will be unable to continue their journey. Transport Canada is also encouraging travellers on buses, ferries and trains to wear masks when physical distancing is not feasible, otherwise boarding...

This is the first large scale antibody test having been done anywhere, to my knowledge. 3330 people were tested in Santa Clara California, and of those tested, 2.5% to 4.2% were found to have COVID-19 antibodies, meaning they were infected, asymptomatic and have since recovered and were never...

April 17 COVID-19 Update

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Nova Scotia Update: 1 new death 0 new hospitalizations 1 new ICU case 1 more person recovered (177 total) Still good news for NS but of course it's never pleasant to have to report a new death. NS still has 8x less deaths than the Canadian avg and no trend...