The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a media availability tomorrow (Wednesday, June 2) at 12:30 p.m. to discuss COVID-19, including the re-opening plan for the province.

The availability will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and on YouTube.

Prior to this, a technical briefing for media on the re-opening plan will be provided at 12:00 p.m. An embargoed copy of the plan will be provided to registered media at 11:30 a.m.

The briefing will be with Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, and officials from the Department of Health and Community Services.

As a safety precaution, all media covering the availability will join by teleconference only. To participate, please RSVP to Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the dial-in details and the required information.

Media planning to participate must join the teleconference at 11:45 a.m. (NST) to be included on the call. For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a land line if at all possible.

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Media contact
Lesley Clarke
Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 699-2910
lesleyclarke@gov.nl.ca