The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable Sarah Stoodley, Minister of Digital Government and Service NL, and Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a news conference to launch COVID Alert in Newfoundland and Labrador tomorrow (Thursday, September 3) at 11:00 a.m.

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

A technical briefing will be provided for media at 10:15 a.m. As a safety precaution, all media participating in the technical briefing, as well as covering the news conference, will join by teleconference only.

To participate, please RSVP to Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the required information.

Media planning to participate in the technical briefing must join the teleconference no later than 10:00 a.m. to be included on the call. Media are asked to remain on the line following the technical briefing as the news conference will begin immediately after.

For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a land line if at all possible.

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Media contacts
Meghan McCabe
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960, 725-9231
MeghanMcCabe@gov.nl.ca

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

Krista Dalton
Digital Government and Service NL
709-729-4748, 685-6492
kristadalton@gov.nl.ca