Her report acknowledged that we have been fortunate to have a limited number of cases in our region and that people would like to see things reopen as soon as possible but moving too quickly could have a devastating impact.

Limiting exposure will still be vital and the ability to track and trace infection and provide testing will be essential and we should remain conscious of the fact that there will be more impacts of this pandemic in the future with the possibility of another wave or waves.

Ashton wants to thank communities that have taken initiative during this shutdown and thanks northerners that have followed all of the public health recommendations.