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24 January 2022

Update on plans for students return to classrooms / HEPA filters being installed in some classrooms

10 January 2022

Menstrual hygiene products to be available in schools across the province

31 December 2021

New testing and isolation measures to mitigate impacts of Omicron variant / schools moving to home learning

20 December 2021

REVISED / 107 recoveries and 118 new cases of COVID-19

17 December 2021

Interim measures take effect tonight to slow the spread of Omicron variant

17 December 2021

Schools and early learning centres to implement local solutions to climate change

16 December 2021

One third of children aged five to 11 have had their first vaccine dose

15 December 2021

School and child-care winter plans announced to slow the spread of Omicron variant

14 December 2021

Government taking steps to slow COVID-19 transmission

13 December 2021

Province adds measures with cases of Omicron variant confirmed

13 December 2021

Families to receive more affordable child care through $544-million agreement

10 December 2021

Province remains at Level 1 of Winter Plan / hospitalizations remain stable

09 December 2021

Rapid testing encouraged for children who are identified as close contacts at schools with confirmed cases of COVID-19

08 December 2021

Partners across education system to be engaged on governance reform

08 December 2021

More than 10,500 children aged five to 11 vaccinated / additional booster dose clinics

08 December 2021

Fredericton and Saint John to get new schools

07 December 2021

Hospitalizations continuing to trend down / Those eligible for booster shots encouraged to book appointments

06 December 2021

Booster shots now available for people in their 50s / Hospitalization seven-day average trending down

30 November 2021

Ring A Bell campaign to promote positive mental health

29 November 2021

Local projects launched to improve French second-language learning

26 November 2021

First five- to 11-year-olds vaccinated in province

25 November 2021

More than 8,300 COVID-19 vaccine appointments booked for 5-11 age group / Additional clinics for pediatric vaccinations

24 November 2021

More than 6,200 vaccination appointments booked for children aged five to 11

24 November 2021

Students maintain learning levels despite challenges imposed by pandemic

23 November 2021

COVID-19 vaccination appointments now available for children aged five to 11

22 November 2021

Vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds expected to arrive in New Brunswick on Tuesday

22 November 2021

Location chosen for new Fredericton school

19 November 2021

REVISED / Province will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to children aged five to 11

18 November 2021

Households with positive cases required to self-isolate

17 November 2021

Booster doses available to book at regional health authority clinics and pharmacies

16 November 2021

REVISED / 43 recoveries / 34 new cases / federal proof of vaccination document available for travellers

15 November 2021

REVISED / 49 recoveries / 40 new cases of COVID-19 / booster dose appointments available now for eligible groups

12 November 2021

Rates of new cases and hospitalizations continue to be highest among unvaccinated

10 November 2021

Circuit breaker to end for Zone 2, extended for some areas of Zone 1, and expanding to include most of Zone 7

08 November 2021

17 people hospitalized with nine in ICU / Canada-United States border opens today

05 November 2021

Circuit breaker ends in zones 3, 4 and 5 at 6 p.m. tonight

04 November 2021

Circuit breaker extended in zones 1 and 2 but ending in zones 3, 4 and 5 beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5

01 November 2021

38 recoveries / 31 new cases / active cases continue to decline

31 October 2021

Government taking action to ensure stability for student learning during CUPE strike

29 October 2021

48 new cases / 41 recoveries / ICU cases 76 per cent unvaccinated, 12 per cent partially vaccinated

28 October 2021

Active cases and hospitalizations trending downwards / circuit breakers extended and added to Zone 2 to ensure trend is maintained

26 October 2021

Active case numbers continue to decline

25 October 2021

Three deaths reported / 22 new cases and 57 recoveries

25 October 2021

Information available to help students make career choices

23 October 2021

One death reported / circuit breaker reminder

22 October 2021

Five deaths reported / circuit breaker reminder / update on school sports and extracurricular activities

21 October 2021

REVISED / Two deaths reported / current circuit breaker measures to be extended / 14-day circuit breaker in Zone 5 beginning at 6 p.m. on Oct. 22

19 October 2021

Three deaths reported / 122 recoveries / more than 11,800 rapid test kits distributed since Monday

18 October 2021

One death reported / provincewide rapid testing program launched / number of active cases drops

15 October 2021

Two deaths reported / New Brunswick surpasses one million rapid tests distributed as program expands provincewide

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