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CMO Stresses the Importance of Staying Home as Community Spread Confirmed in Province
The province's Chief Medical Officer says now that we have a confirmed case of the community spread of COVID-19, it is of the utmost importance that people stay at home. Community spread means the vir...
Mar 29, 2020
Garage Destroyed in Mount Pearl Blaze
A residential garage in Mount Pearl was destroyed by fire last night. At about 6:00 p.m., crews responded to a home on Mortimore Drive.
Mar 28, 2020 (Photo by Earl Noble.)
Self-Isolation a Familiar Practice for Tuberculosis Outbreak Survivors
Self-isolation is nothing new to some older residents of the province. 92-year-old Teresa Lawrence of Alderwood Estates in Witless Bay remembers well the days surrounding tuberculosis outbreaks in the...
Mar 28, 2020
Province Investigating After Rumours Circulate About COVID-19 Case Not Self-Isolating
Health Minister John Haggie could not confirm widespread rumours suggesting that someone who tested positive for COVID-19 had been in the community shopping. Social media posts suggest that a person w...
Mar 28, 2020
PM says a US Decision to Place Troops at Canada-US Border Would be a 'Mistake'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has told the United States that it would be a "mistake" for them to station troops along the Canadian border. Trudeau was responding to reports suggesting tha...
Mar 28, 2020
COVID-19 Update: First Case of Community Transmission, 18 New Cases
The province now has its first case of community transmission of COVID-19. At the daily press conference on the status of the virus, Chief Medical Officer Janice Fitzgerald confirmed the case occurred...
Mar 28, 2020
Self-Isolate Before Travelling to Coastal Communities from HVGB, says Nunatsiavut Government
The Nunatsiavut Government is asking anyone planning to go from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to coastal Labrador communities to self-isolate for 14 days before they travel. The affected communities include ...
Mar 28, 2020
New Rules Prevent Those with Symptoms from Boarding Domestic Flights
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new regulations concerning domestic flights in Canada. While addressing the country he stated, "People showing any signs whatsoever of COVID-19 will be denied b...
Mar 28, 2020
Premier Defends Decision to Reopen Child Care Centres
Premier Dwight Ball is defending the provincial government's decision to reopen daycares for children of essential government employees. Daycare operators are upset because a government subsidy provid...
Mar 28, 2020
Local Musician's Online Concerts Help Raise $100,000 for Kids Help Phone
After a week-long Facebook live concert series musician Alan Doyle has raised one hundred thousand dollars for Kids Help Phone. Through the Dollar a Day Foundation, which Doyle co-founded, he streamed...
Mar 28, 2020
