There are six new COVID-19 infections in the province today, the most since the 10 cases reported Friday, February 26, which made Strankin implement the circuit breaker lockdown. But this six-case spike comes the day after lockdown ended early. Did the lockdown stop too soon? Should we be worried? “The case count is a little […]
Kyle Shaw
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Kyle was a founding member of the newspaper in 1993 and was the paper’s first publisher. Kyle occasionally teaches creative nonfiction writing (think magazine-style #longreads) and copy editing at the University of King’s College School of Journalism.
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2 new cases March 5 in Nova Scotia’s emergency year
Nova Scotia’s first-ever COVID-19 cases were announced March 15, 2020. One week later, then-premier Stephen McNeil declared an official state of emergency. An SOE stays in effect for two weeks, unless cancelled early or extended longer. McNeil extended it every chance he got, including the just-passed February 21, days before he left office. With the […]
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3 new cases plus 1 more person in hospital March 4
The same day doctor Strang and premier Rankin end the lockdown early, more Nova Scotians recover from COVID-19 than get infected. It’s like the disease is supporting Strankin’s decision. Which might be a nice gesture if C19 wasn’t otherwise horrible in every possible way. There are three new cases, all in Central zone, only one […]
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3 new cases and another testing record March 3 🏆
The province is reporting three new infections today, one in the Northern health zone and two in Central, all of them people who are closely connected with other COVID-19 patients. Three new cases is higher than the last two days, which each had only one case, but it’s still low enough to earn praise from […]
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1 new case, more variants and hospitalizations March 2
Tuesday brings good news in terms of new COVID-19 cases, testing and recoveries, but bad news for patients getting admitted to the hospital and virus variants. Let’s start with the good news, because we can. For the second day in a row, Nova Scotia is reporting only one new C19 infection. “The case is in […]
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1 new, 35 active cases on Monday, March 1
The province is announcing just one new COVID-19 case today. “The case is in Central Zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case,” says the C19 update to media. Four previously infected people have recovered since yesterday, bringing Nova Scotia down to 35 active cases. Two of those are patients in the […]
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Our first year of living with COVID-19
December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization first heard about a cluster of cases of “viral pneumonia” in Wuhan, China. One year later, COVID-19 is directly responsible for killing more than 1,800,000 people around the planet. One year later, the United States just had its most-ever C19 deaths in a single day: 3,808 people dead. […]
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Were you exposed to C19?
There are two main ways to find out if you might have been unintentionally near someone with the coronavirus. First is the province’s database of potential exposure sites, which you can access right now by clicking here. Second is the COVID Alert phone app. Read on for more about these options. THE DATABASE Contact tracing […]
Posted inLifestyle
Keep Halifax weird
There’s nothing like a crisis for making clear what matters most. “What’s really important is for all of you to support your local businesses,” premier Stephen McNeil told the province earlier in our coronavirus-shaped crisis. “Think local, buy local, support local. That makes us Nova Scotia strong and Nova Scotia proud.” McNeil nailed it, and […]
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“If you haven’t woken up to the second wave, this is your wake-up call”
Update December 4: Today top doc Strang announced that the restrictions described below are going to be in effect until at least Wednesday, December 16. When initially announced, the restriction period was for two weeks, ending at midnight December 9, unless extended. By making a one-week extension now, rather than waiting a few days until […]
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Welcome to Best of Halifax 2020, reasons we love the city
For a year like no other, we put together a Best of Halifax issue like you’ve never seen before. You will not find Best Coffee in these pages, nor the gold, silver and bronze winners for Best Spa. There is a distinct and deliberate lack of Best Place For A First Date, Best Comedy Night, […]