Courtesy GNB
You won’t have to self-isolate if you’re travelling to Nova Scotia from New Brunswick.
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health made the announcement Friday afternoon.
Just like residents of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswickers will no longer have to self-isolate upon arrival in Nova Scotia.
Officials in New Brunswick said anyone entering the province, including those returning from Nova Scotia, must continue to self-isolate for 14 days.
“We have announced that no later than April 19th we will be reopening the Atlantic bubble, conditional upon COVID-19 case numbers remaining low, containing outbreaks, and advice from public health,” Bruce Macfarlane, the communications director for New Brunswick’s Department of Health, said in a statement.
Macfarlane said his province’s public health officials will continue to monitor the situation and that the decision to ease travel restrictions “will continue to be closely monitored and may change at any time.”
Nova Scotia also announced three new cases of COVID-19 Friday afternoon.
The Central Zone cases are all close contacts of previously reported cases.
Nova Scotia has 17 active cases of COVID-19.
Health Authority labs completed 2,549 tests on Thursday.
New Brunswick added two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and currently has 48 active cases of the virus.
With files from Ryan MacDonald and Tamara Steele
