As the Public Health physician team that investigates and supports every single occurrence of COVID-19 infection in our province, we feel compelled to tell Nova Scotians how harmful it is to stigmatize people and communities with COVID-19. Individually and collectively, we need to avoid blaming and instead, focus on our common humanity during this trying time.
With several cases of COVID-19 among post-secondary students in Halifax, Public Health is encouraging all students attending post-secondary institutions on the Halifax peninsula to get tested.