By Canadian Press

New Brunswick legislature adjourned as new COVID-19 cases reported in province

May 28, 2020 | 11:27 AM

FREDERICTON — A new COVID-19 outbreak in New Brunswick has forced the provincial legislature to adjourn only two days after it resumed sitting.

The abrupt decision came Thursday, a day after officials confirmed a health-care worker who had travelled outside New Brunswick and did not self-isolate upon return had infected at least two other people in the Campbellton area.

Campbellton is in northern New Brunswick, near the Quebec border.

Premier Blaine Higgs said the health-care worker had been in contact with “multiple patients” over a two-week period following their return to New Brunswick.

Last week, the province moved to the yellow phase of its COVID-19 recovery plan, allowing larger groups of people to meet and the opening of more businesses and services.

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The province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Jennifer Russell, says the Campbellton area will now have to take a step backwards to the orange level, which means a return to tighter restrictions on physical distancing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2020.

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