Miscalculations and misinformation played role in July decision to drop COVID restrictions
CBC
An earlier than planned lifting of COVID-19 restrictions by New Brunswick in late July was based in part on a series of miscalculations, including an erroneous assessment that Alberta's early opening was going well.
But the New Brunswick government isn't acknowledging the loosening was a mistake or played a role in its current outbreak of COVID cases.
"Given the facts, I'd certainly do the same thing again," Higgs told reporters this week about easing mask, distancing and interprovincial travel restrictions July 31.
"I don't regret the decision," he said.
New Brunswick has been suffering record numbers of active cases of COVID-19 including increased hospitalizations and this week was forced to reintroduce mandatory indoor mask wearing, which was dropped as a public health measure just seven weeks ago.
The loosening of rules back in July occurred even though conditions originally set by the province for that change had not been met.
In May, Higgs and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell laid out a plan for ending pandemic restrictions that were supposed to be triggered only when 520,000 New Brunswick residents became fully vaccinated against the virus with two doses, 75 per cent of those eligible at the time.
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