Voters in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador who are ousting the same as a COVID-19 outbreak will vote from their cars in Saturday’s provincial elections.
NL Elections announced Wednesday that it will establish a driving vote in San Juan for others who have been asked through public aptitude to isolate the most. The configuration will be similar to a COVID-19 control while driving, the election management authority said in a release pressure.
Earlier in the day, NL Elections closes a district polling station in the San Juan Metropolitan Area due to exposure to COVID-19.
Health officials showed this week the disease network in the capital. Over the past two days, the government has reported 41 new cases in the East Fitness Region, which includes San Juan.
Authorities on Tuesday announced a two-week closing of bars, gymnasiums and cinemas in San Juan to prevent him from broadcasting COVID-19; however, the medical director of health, dr. Janice Fitzgerald said that with the right protocols, voting in Saturday’s election is no more complicated than going to the supermarket.
Progressive conservative candidate Damian Follett, who is running in San Juan’s Mount Scio district, said in a press release Tuesday that he and his circle of relatives were ingesting after their son tested positive for COVID-19. with citizens has been suspended and Damian and his team will continue to succeed in coming out in other ways,” he said.
The timing of the election was debatable and the growing number of COVID-19 cases only exacerbated concerns. The NDP and progressive conservatives said liberal leader and outgoing Prime Minister Andrew Furey have waited until more people in the province were vaccinated to call elections. .
On Wednesday, Furey was forced to return to protect his resolve to send the electorate to the polls in February. Other provinces voted for the pandemic for sure,” he said. We have noticed this in other jurisdictions where the burden of the disease is greatest,” he told reporters. .
He stated that under provincial law, he had to call elections before August 19, 2021, marking the first anniversary of his oath as leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister.
This Canadian Press report was first published on February 10, 2021.