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N.B. reports 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, active cases climb to 71 – Global News
The number of novel coronavirus cases in New Brunswick continued to climb on Sunday as the province reported 14 new cases.
There are now 71 active cases in the province, with 66 of the cases being reported since Wednesday.
Of the 14 new cases, four of them are located in the Moncton region.
The four individuals are between the ages of 70 and 79. All are linked to the outbreak at Notre-Dame Manor, a long-term care home.
All four cases are self-isolating.
There are 10 new cases in the Campbellton region: three people between the ages of 30 and 39, two people between the ages of 50 and 59 and five people between 60 and 69.
All of the cases are linked to the regional outbreak and health officials say the 10 individuals are self-isolating.
Potential public exposure at Moncton community centre
Health officials also announced on Sunday that they have identified a potential public exposure at a Moncton community Centre.
Officials say people who visited the Centre Père-Patrice-Leblanc on Murphy Avenue between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, should self-monitor for symptoms over the next 14 days.
If they develop any COVID-19 symptoms they are urged to self-isolate and take the province’s online self-assessment or call 811 to find out if they should get tested.
Masks remain mandatory as Moncton, Campbellton remain orange
The province is reminding New Brunswickers that masks are now mandatory in New Brunswick.
In the two zones that have been shifted to the orange level of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 recovery plan — Campbellton and Moncton — masks are mandatory in all indoor and outdoor public places.
In all zones that remain in the yellow level of the COVID-19 recovery, plan masks are mandatory in all indoor public places.
As part of Campbellton and Moncton’s shift to the orange level, only two household bubbles are permitted, although those bubbles are allowed to include formal or informal caregivers and members of the immediate family.
Outdoor gatherings of 10 people or fewer are allowed as long as physical distancing is in place.
Close contact personal services such as barbers, hair stylists or spas are closed.
Gyms and fitness centres are also closed.
The province also confirmed the news of a positive COVID-19 case at L.E. Reinsborough School in Dalhousie, N.B.
It’s the third school in the province to have a confirmed case since Thursday evening.
The school says that public health officials will contact parents if any child has been in close contact with the confirmed case and needs to self-isolate.
If parents are not contacted then their children can continue to attend classes, the school said.
As of Sunday, there have been 272 cases in New Brunswick since the pandemic began, 199 of which are listed as recovered.
There have also been two coronavirus-related deaths in the province. Both are in the Campbellton area.
At this time, there are five people in the hospital, one of whom is in intensive care.
The province conducted 766 tests on Saturday pushing the number of completed tests in New Brunswick to 84,847.
As of Sunday, the Atlantic bubble remains intact and operational.
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RCMP warn about benzodiazepine-laced fentanyl tied to overdose in Alberta – Edmonton Journal
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Grande Prairie RCMP issued a warning Friday after it was revealed fentanyl linked to a deadly overdose was mixed with a chemical that doesn’t respond to naloxone treatment.
The drugs were initially seized on Feb. 28 after a fatal overdose, and this week, Health Canada reported back to Mounties that the fentanyl had been mixed with Bromazolam, which is a benzodiazepine.
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Mounties say this is the first recorded instance of Bromazolam in Alberta. The drug has previously been linked to nine fatal overdoses in New Brunswick in 2022.
The pills seized in Alberta were oval-shaped and stamped with “20” and “SS,” though Mounties say it can come in other forms.
Naloxone treatment, given in many cases of opioid toxicity, is not effective in reversing the effects of Bromazalam, Mounties said, and therefore, any fentanyl mixed with the benzodiazepine “would see a reduced effectiveness of naloxone, requiring the use of additional doses and may still result in a fatality.”
From January to November of last year, there were 1,706 opioid-related deaths in Alberta, and 57 linked to benzodiazepine, up from 1,375 and 43, respectively, in 2022.
Mounties say officers responded to about 1,100 opioid-related calls for service, last year with a third of those proving fatal. RCMP officers also used naloxone 67 times while in the field, a jump of nearly a third over the previous year.
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CFIA continues surveillance for HPAI in cattle, while sticking with original name for disease – RealAgriculture
The Canada Food Inspection Agency will continue to refer to highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle as HPAI in cattle, and not refer to it as bovine influenza A virus (BIAV), as suggested by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners earlier this month.
Dr. Martin Appelt, senior director for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in the interview below, says at this time Canada will stick with “HPAI in cattle” when referencing the disease that’s been confirmed in dairy cattle in multiple states in the U.S.
The CFIA’s naming policy is consistent with the agency’s U.S. counterparts’, as the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has also said it will continue referring to it as HPAI or H5N1.
Appelt explains how the CFIA is learning from the U.S. experience to-date, and how it is working with veterinarians across Canada to stay vigilant for signs of the disease in dairy and beef cattle.
As of April 19, there has not been a confirmed case of HPAI in cattle in Canada. Appelt says it’s too soon to say if an eventual positive case will significantly restrict animal movement, as is the case with positive poultry cases.
This is a major concern for the cattle industry, as beef cattle especially move north and south across the U.S. border by the thousands. Appelt says that CFIA will address an infection in each species differently in conjunction with how the disease is spread and the threat to neighbouring farms or livestock.
Currently, provincial dairy organizations have advised producers to postpone any non-essential tours of dairy barns, as a precaution, in addition to other biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of cattle contracting HPAI.
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Toronto reports 2 more measles cases. Use our tool to check the spread in Canada – Toronto Star
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