The Department of Health and Wellness has reported a case of COVID-19 in the province; however, they say the case wasn’t identified here.
Public Health says they are “managing and investigating” the case, but it was identified in another province, so isn’t included in our COVID-19 statistics, or total active cases.
No positive test results were reported Friday, and the provincial total of active infections remains at two, not including the case announced Friday.
Meantime, the province has relaxed the rules for rotational workers, who live in the province but work in another province on an on/off basis.
Effective immediately, rotational workers are allowed the following activities alone or with their household members:
-interacting with people who live in their household (maintaining physical distance from household members is not necessary unless the rotational worker becomes unwell. Household members do not need to self-isolate unless they become unwell)
-spending time outside on their own property
-going for a drive
-going for a walk, run, hike, bike or ATV ride off their property, or visiting a park, beach or other outdoor public space (if they encounter people from outside their household, they must wear a mask and maintain a distance of two metres)
-spending time at their cabin or vacation home within the province
-dropping off and picking up household members at school, work or recreational activities without getting out of the vehicle
-no-contact pick-up of groceries or other items purchased online without getting out of the vehicle
-attending a drive-in theatre without getting out of the vehicle
-going through a drive-thru
Effective Monday, Sept. 14, the following activities are allowed:
-attending necessary medical appointments.
The following activities continue to be restricted:
-entering public places
-attending indoor and outdoor gatherings
-visiting people from outside their household
-allowing people from outside their household to visit them on their property or in their home
-volunteering or working in any capacity that requires them to be in contact with people outside their household
