Newfoundland and Labrador is lifting more pandemic-related restrictions on businesses, gatherings and outdoor activities as it marks another day without reporting a new case of COVID-19.
The province entered the next phase of its pandemic recovery plan Monday, allowing retail stores, restaurants and personal service providers such as hairdressers to reopen with restrictions.
Gatherings at funerals, burials and weddings can now include up to 20 people with physical distancing.
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Health-care services within regional health authorities are slowly resuming, and private health-care clinics were allowed to open starting Monday.
Outdoor activities such as overnight camping, sports and summer day camps are permitted. Outdoor pools can also reopen with restrictions, but gyms must remain closed.
The province has reported 261 cases of COVID-19, with just two remaining active.
Three people have died from the illness in the province, while 256 people have recovered.
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One person was in the hospital due to the virus as of Monday.
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald has said the province may move through the current “alert level” more quickly than the planned 28 days after the success of the previous level.
On Monday, Fitzgerald said people should still remain cautious about minimizing contact with others.
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