New Brunswick officials announced three new cases of COVID-19 in the province Thursday that aren't linked to an outbreak at a special care home in Moncton. Masks to be mandatory in indoor public places, Higgs says 2:21 Premier Blaine Higgs announced masks are now mandatory New Brunswick indoor public places. The latest cases were announced a day after 17 new cases were found, the highest single-day increase in the province since the pandemic began. Russell said six Horizon employees, 12 Ambulance New Brunswick or Extra-Mural employees and others are helping at the home in various ways. Neither the New Brunswick Nurses Union or Canadian Union of Public Employees represent workers at the home.

Source: CBC News October 08, 2020 15:05 UTC