COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador
The COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of May 26, 2020, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has the eighth-most confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | March 14, 2020[1] (3 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
| Date | June 18, 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 261 |
| Active cases | 0 |
| Hospitalized cases | 0 |
| Recovered | 258 |
Deaths | 3 |
| Government website | |
| Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
Timeline
March 2020
On March 14, a presumptive case was announced in the province.[1]
On March 16, the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District announced suspension of in-person classes for K-12 students in the province.[2]
On March 24, a woman was arrested in Corner Brook for violating public health emergency orders by refusing to stay at home after she returned from a trip outside the province.[3]
By March 25, the number of cases had risen to 67, 44 of them associated with an outbreak at a funeral home, which occurred between March 15 and 17.[4][5]
April 2020
As of April 24, 2020, there have been 256 cases confirmed in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 207 recoveries and 3 deaths. As of that date, 7,134 people have been tested in total.[6]
By April 30, 2020, there were 258 total cases, with 0 new cases, 225 recoveries, 4 hospitalizations with 2 in critical condition, and 3 deaths.[7]
May 2020
- May 5, 2020: The House of Assembly passes Bill 38 amending the Public Health Protection and Promotion Act, authorizing police officers to stop vehicles, enter any premises, and detain people and take them to the border if they are not complying with public health measures.[8][9][10]
- May 11, 2020: Newfoundland and Labrador entered public health alert level four.
- May 28, 2020: Newfoundland and Labrador reports one new case of COVID-19, ending the province's 20-day streak of zero new cases.[11]
June 2020
- June 8, 2020: Newfoundland and Labrador entered public health alert level 3. Some businesses reopened and 20% of provincial government workers returned to their physical workplaces.
- June 10, 2020: In June 2020, PEI Premier Dennis King suggested that travel between provinces in the Atlantic region might be allowed, as early as the beginning of July. King claimed there was an agreement to this end, in a discussion held on June 10 between the Premiers. When asked by the CBC, the other Premiers expressed caution on an "Atlantic bubble."[12]
- June 24, 2020: Premier Dwight Ball announced that there would be an "Atlantic Bubble" where travellers from the Atlantic provinces would not be required to self isolate for 14 days.
- June 25, 2020: Newfoundland and Labrador entered public health alert level 2. Bars and fitness centers reopen.
References
- "Newfoundland and Labrador announces 1st presumptive case of new coronavirus". Global News. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- "Newfoundland woman arrested for refusing to self isolate after talking to police". globalnews.ca. March 25, 2020.
- Flanagan, Ryan (March 25, 2020). "N.L. announces 32 new COVID-19 cases; woman arrested for disobeying isolation order". CTV News. BellMedia. CTV News Atlantic. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- McKenzie-Sutter, Holly (April 5, 2020). "Anxiety grows in N.L. as 75 per cent of COVID-19 cases traced to funeral home". CTV News. CTV News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- "COVID-19 Information". COVID-19. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- "Covid-19 Newfoundland and Labrador - HUB". covid-19-newfoundland-and-labrador-gnl.hub.arcgis.com.
- Sam Juric; Wayne Thibodeau (June 11, 2020). "Atlantic premiers hesitant to commit to regional travel bubble". CBC News. Charlottetown, PEI: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
