And now for CHMA’s local news:
First, the COVID update.
The province announced Sunday that New Brunswick has no more active cases of COVID-19. All of the 118 reported cases in the province have recovered, and Sunday marked 15 days with no new cases reported.
But Chief Medical Officer of Health Jennifer Russell says the province is still actively looking for more cases, which is why she announced expanded testing criteria last week.
Anyone with two or more of the following symptoms is asked to call 811 immediately:
fever above 30 degrees Celsius,
a new cough or worsening cough,
sore throat,
runny nose,
headache,
new onset of fatigue,
new onset of muscle pain,
diarrhea,
loss of sense of taste,
loss of sense of smell,
and in children purple markings on the fingers or toes.
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Many of these may seem insignificant, particularly as we come into the end of the season for colds in the start of allergy season, or runny nose and a sore throat may seem routine for many of you at this time. time of year. It is very important that if you are experiencing any two of these symptoms that you should report it. In particular, I asked parents to regularly check their fingers and toes for purple markings. This symptom has been recently reported as an indication of COVID-19 and children and appearance of these purple markings will trigger a recommendation for testing. Even if no other symptoms are present. It is crucial that everyone be watchful for symptoms at this time because we are becoming more mobile as we move down the road to recovery
Russell told New Brunswickers to “Respect their bubbles”, and reminded people that bubbles must be exclusive between two household groups.
Russell said that contact outside a bubble can result in creating a chain of contagion, where infections can be passed between groups.
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Sackville town council will meet tonight at 7pm. It’s the first meeting with new CAO Jamie Burke at the helm. Burke was appointed at a special meeting of council on April 6th, where most councillors had dialed in by phone to meet over conference call.
Tonight’s agenda includes reports from all departments. Here are a few highlights:
Sackville has a new Superintendent of Public Works. Robert MacLean replaced interim superintendent Barry Hicks on March 30th.
Police reported higher than normal traffic stops in March and April, due to increased patrols as part of their COVID response.
Most town events have been either cancelled or postponed. The town is compiling a list of updates from local businesses which is available at sackville.com
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The Chaplain at Mount Allison University has announced he’s leaving to take a new job in Ontario.
John Perkin has been hired as Pastor at First Baptist Church in Ottawa.
After twenty-seven years at Mount Allison, Perkin says he’ll miss counselling students and teaching religious studies courses.
He says he’ll also miss the unique Mt. A chapel and his hobby feeding the pheasants in Middle Sackville.
Perkin made his comments during a telephone interview with CHMA Reporter, Bruce Wark:
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