In a press conference today, the Provincial Government announced they will be extending the current public health orders by one week, until Tuesday the 8th at 12:01 am. You can find all the restrictions that are in place here.

During the press conference, they also announced a new program for anyone who is transferred out of their home public health region. 

We are putting a new program in place that will provide financial assistance for meals, transportation and accommodations or link to community support resources when a person is relocated to a facility outside of their region for on-going inpatient care.” - Health Minister Audrey Gordon

The program will allow for up to eight visits per month by a designated support person and will include:

• Meal vouchers so the designated support person can dine with the client when on-site meal service is available, or assistance to a maximum of $8 for breakfast, $10 for lunch, and $15 for dinner when on-site meal service is unavailable;
• Transportation assistance of return bus fare or gas expenses; and
• Accommodation assistance up to a maximum of $70 per night plus taxes

 They are still finalizing the details of the program that will be put into place in early February.

The full press release from today can be found here.