NB COVID-19 Summary: The fifth school in Zone 5 confirmed the case

In this case, all schools in Dalhousie had confirmed cases of COVID-19. Others include Dalhousie Regional High School and two primary schools, Academia Notre Dame and LE Rainsborough School.

There was also an incident at Suglarloaf High School in Campbellton, where Campbellton Junior High School and Road Beaverbrook School in Campbellton warned parents and guardians of possible exposure after active incidents were confirmed at local schools. I am.

5 new cases The COVID-19 infection was announced on Tuesday in the Campbellton region, Zone 5. This includes infections at the special care facility Manoir de la Sages. Dr. Jennifer Russell, Chief Health Officer, called it an outbreak by saying that residents of a 45-bed facility share a room.

Currently, there are 41 active cases in the Campbellton area, 37 cases in the Moncton area, 2 cases in the St. John area, and 2 cases in the Fredericton area.

Others outside Zone 5 warned of possible exposure

Meanwhile, Bathurst reportedly quarantined some school staff on Wednesday morning for parents and guardians of Place Des Jeunes school students due to possible contact with positive cases. I did. Bathurst is not in the same health zone as Campbellton.

On Tuesday night, Quebec’s First Country of Listuguju informed the community that New Brunswick residents who tested positive for COVID-19 had recently been notified by the New Brunswick Public Health Service that they had met with residents of Listuguju. did.

First Nation works with Quebec Public Health to conduct contact tracing. As a result, according to community news releases, some community members may be contacted to determine what will happen next.

“These next steps may include COVID-19 testing or additional protective measures.”

Approximately 103 attended by Sugarloaf Senior High School, as a result of the government’s decision to suspend mini-bubbles in the Avignon region of Quebec, allowing non-essential day trips to New Brunswick by residents of Listogji First Nations and Pointe Alacroix One student High school and three students attending a high school in France will be distance learning.

When school can be reopened

Education Minister Dominique Cardy said he hopes the school, which had been closed for cleaning, will reopen on Thursday.

“Some schools want the school to reopen with just two days of cleaning and preparation before class,” Cardy told CBC News.

Reopening will vary from school to school, but he said the school should be able to continue operating while the Campbellton area is in the orange stage.

On Tuesday, the mayors of Campbellton and Dalhousie asked if the school should be closed for two weeks to prevent further spread of the virus.

“If you have to go back to the red zone, the red phase of any region, this means three irrelevant community transmissions, which also means moving to online learning,” Cardy said. I am.

“Therefore, at this time, we plan to do this in a targeted way, in collaboration with public health. If there are broader issues, we will move the entire region to online learning.”

Online learning begins

Listuguj First Nations Chief Darcy Gray said high school students will begin learning online at the Community Training Center on Wednesday.

Staff were on site, high-speed internet was set up, and Gray said glitches could get over it.

“Interruptions should be minimized as much as possible.”

Gray wasn’t happy with the New Brunswick government’s decision not to allow Listuguj students to go on to high school in Campbellton, but said he had to prepare for online learning.

“They know where we are standing. I’m in touch from Thursday to the weekend and the decision seems to be what it is.”

Gray added that incidents were on the rise in Campbellton and knew the state wouldn’t give in to that decision.

“That’s for now.”

What to do if you have symptoms

People who are worried that they may have symptoms of COVID-19 Take a self-assessment test On the government website of gnb.ca.

According to public health, the symptoms of people with COVID-19 include fever above 38 ° C, worsening new or chronic cough, sore throat, nasal discharge, headache, new fatigue, and new muscle aches. Includes onset, diarrhea, and loss. Difficulty in taste, smell and breathing.

Children’s symptoms also include purple markings on the fingers and toes.

People with any of these symptoms should do the following: