The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, the Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a media availability today (Thursday, April 2) at 2:00 p.m. to discuss COVID-19. Minister Warr will provide an update on the K-12 education system in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

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. Media planning to participate must join the teleconference at 1:45 p.m. (NDT) 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 contacts
Jeremy Reynolds
Office of the Premier
709-729-3558
jeremyreynolds@gov.nl.ca

Tina Coffey
Education and Early Childhood Development
709-729-1906, 687-9903
tcoffey@gov.nl.ca

Kathy Dicks-Peyton
Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 699-1982
kathydickspeyton@gov.nl.ca