Moncton 
New Brunswick reported three confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the province.
Two of the new Omicron cases are in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) and one in Zone 1 (Moncton region).
The province also confirmed 100 new cases of the virus, with the active number of cases at 1,048.
To mitigate the spread of the Omicron variant and the rise of the new COVID-19 cases over the holidays, New Brunswick is extending the winter break for New Brunswick students in kindergarten through Grade 6. Holidays will now begin one week ahead of schedule on Friday, Dec.17, at the end of the regular school day for these grades.
The province is also implementing the following restrictions:
Effective December 13 at 11:59 p.m.
- Organized sport and all other organized activities for children under 12 are prohibited
- For those 12 and older, practices and skills drills are permitted involving only a single team at a time, under an operational plan that includes reasonable effort to ensure distancing and sanitization.
Effective December 17 at 11:59 p.m.
The following measures come into effect on Friday at 11:59 p.m.:
- People must limit their household contacts to a maximum of a 20.
- Distancing must be maintained at all times in businesses, retail establishments, gyms, salons and spas.
- Patrons are permitted to dine at restaurants but a distance of two metres must be maintained between tables and proof of vaccination is still required.
- Entertainment centres, including movie theatres, professional sporting events, casinos, etc., will be operating at 50 per cent capacity with distancing of two metres.
“These steps are necessary to reduce the spread of Omicron and other variants as much as possible and to protect our health-care system, as keeping our hospitals from becoming overwhelmed is crucial,” said Premier Blaine Higgs. “At the same time, we are trying to find balance, so businesses are impacted minimally during a busy time of year and New Brunswickers are able to spend time with their loved ones celebrating the holiday season.”
82.3 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 88.6 per cent have received their first dose and 9.2 per cent have received a booster dose.
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