Police said at the time that they were responding to a developing situation.

Officials say to date, 11,775 people have been tested for the virus.

The Rooms is eager to document how people are coping with the current pandemic to build a record for the future.

Oceanex is about $2 million short of its required weekly operating costs due to the pandemic.

On April 12, 1980, Terry began his Marathon of Hope in St. John's before ending it 143 days later in Thunder Bay, Ont., after cancer spread to his lungs.

Public health officials have linked 143 known cases to the St. John's funeral home as of Friday. That's about 75 per cent of the provincial total.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised national modelling soon, but has said it would require more data from provincial and territorial governments.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald announced 20 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in Newfoundland and Labrador to 102.

The conference and festival was scheduled to run from April 29 to May 3 in St. John's, N.L.