N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Higgs issues clarification about positive cases avoiding isolation
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Premier Blaine Higgs has issued a statement to clarify comments he made to CBC News on Monday regarding a possible change in policy that would allow some people who test positive to avoid self-isolation and continue to work, if they're fully vaccinated.
"The point that I was trying to make was that anyone that's tested positive for COVID-19 should isolate from others, and wait for direction from Public Health," he said in an email Tuesday afternoon.
"However, if there's a situation where an individual works remotely, or from home, and their COVID-19 symptoms are mild, there may be opportunities for them to continue working if they so choose.
"As far as other comments, it is important to clarify that most contacts of a case who are fully vaccinated are not required to self-isolate and can go to work."
On Monday, during an interview with CBC's Information Morning Moncton, Higgs said he believes there's a way to manage "this brand of COVID with vaccinations and testing that is different than before.
"So not everyone has to rush and isolate just because they test positive. And that's where we're working to get, and be able to provide clarity to that in the next day or two."
The province has to find ways to live with COVID-19, knowing "there's a good 10 per cent" of the population who won't get vaccinated, he had said.
This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan.
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