Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health says New Brunswick has taken a risk by opening to the rest of Canada — one he is not willing to share until more time has passed to allow for vaccination rates to increase and COVID-19 transmission rates in the neighbouring province to be revealed. 

Dr. Robert Strang made the comments Thursday at a COVID-19 briefing, defending the decision earlier this week to continue with quarantine requirement for most New Brunswick travellers, a move that sparked a border blockade on the main highway between the two provinces that lasted 24 hours.

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