FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: VARIANT FOUND IN SAINT JOHN & MIRAMICHI WITH 26 NEW CASES:
THE COVID 19 VARIANT , A MUTATION OF THE ORIGINAL NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IS NOW FOUND IN SAINT JOHN AND MIRAMICHI.......26 NEW CASES TODAY WITH 25 OF THEM IN EDMUNDSTON....HERE IS THE LOWDOWN:.......
Updates on vaccination numbers
Three confirmed variant cases in N.B.
25 new cases reported, 24 of them in Edmundston
Exposure notification for Air Canada flight
The dreaded variants have arrived in New Brunswick.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health, made the announcement at a live-streamed COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon, noting there are three confirmed cases of coronavirus variants in the province.
On Friday, Russell and Health Minister Dorothy Shephard warned the arrival of variants in the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was likely imminent.
On Monday, Russell said, "That day has arrived."
"Today we can confirm the U.K. variant of COVID-19 is in our province."
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There are two confirmed cases of the variant in the Saint John region, Zone 2, and one in the Miramichi region, Zone 7.
Two of the cases are related to international travel and one is related to travel in Canada. The individuals are self-isolating.
"The arrival of the variant will put more pressure on our health system," Russell said. "It is a very fast-moving strain, it infects quickly and in higher numbers, and it will be difficult to get ahead of it."
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