It’s being described as another step forward in living with COVID-19.
The province is moving to a modified Alert Level 3 on Monday, while fully-vaccinated travellers will no longer have to isolate on arrival in Newfoundland and Labrador as of 12:01 Saturday morning, although they will be required to continue taking rapid tests for the first five days after landing.
The modified Alert Level 3 will allow restaurants, gyms, and fitness clubs to operate with up to 50 per cent capacity. Bars can open with up to 50 per cent capacity but dance floors will not reopen and patrons and staff will have to wear masks except when eating or drinking while seated.
Cinemas, and bingo halls will also be able to reopen with 50 per cent capacity and mandatory masks, and while arts, recreation and sporting activities can resume, there will be no competition between different teams.
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says further changes could be announced in another two weeks.
Click here to hear the NL Briefing from this morning on CBC.