Talks about opening up the borders between Atlantic provinces are continuing, but the Nova Scotia government says there is no hard date on when that will happen.
Premier Stephen McNeil says Nova Scotia is open to an Atlantic Bubble, but not until they are sure case numbers are low and can remain low in all Atlantic provinces.
This is in contrast to statements made by PEI Premier Dennis King, who stated borders should open up sometime in early July after discussing the bubble with other Atlantic premiers Wednesday night.
However, McNeil says Nova Scotia’s first priority is easing restrictions within the province, including expanding the family bubble, before considering lifting border restrictions.
“Over the next few weeks, we need to monitor COVID-19 cases to ensure they stay low and we have little to no community spread,” he says.
“Currently in Nova Scotia, anyone who wants to come is welcome, as long as they don’t have any symptoms of COVID-19 and can self-isolate for 14 days when they arrive. We will decide when to lift those restrictions based on science.”
As of Wednesday, Nova Scotia currently has five active cases, had 62 deaths and 1061 positive results with 994 resolved cases.
