Nova Scotia to lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 21 – CBC
Premier Tim Houston says restrictions will be lifted if ‘everything stays on course’
Feb 23, 2022
Nova Scotia is on track to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions by March 21, just a day shy of the two-year anniversary of the province declaring a state of emergency to contain the pandemic.
Premier Tim Houston made the announcement during a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon. He said the restrictions will be lifted if “everything stays on course.”
“This is significant and I know as much as this is the news so many have been waiting for there are many, many others who are extremely nervous by that news,” Houston said.
“But no matter what emotions you are experiencing, right now we can all agree that this has been a long, long run.”
Houston praised health-care professionals who “stepped up when we needed them” and put themselves at risk in the name of public health and safety. He also thanked Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang in helping get the province to this point.
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