A task force has been struck to oversee the health-care system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Blaine Higgs announced on Monday. 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 announced MondayThere are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 103, Russell told reporters during the briefing in Fredericton. (Photo: CBC News)Of the 103 cases, 59 are travel-related, 33 are close contacts of confirmed cases, six cases are the result of community transmission and five cases remain under investigation. Dr. Gordon Dow, division head of infectious diseases at the Moncton Hospital, said the advice from public health is changing all the time. And right now public health and safety is everyone's priority," he said.

Source: CBC News April 06, 2020 15:36 UTC