The Nova Scotia government is asking for help with its rigorous rapid testing system and the Canadian Armed Forces is stepping up.
The federal government has given the approval to send 60 members of the military to assist as the Halifax region deals with an explosion of COVID-19 cases.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the request and C-A-F members are also being deployed to Ontario.
Nova Scotia labs completed over 11-thousands tests on Sunday and more than 9,000 swabs on Monday.
The province has seen record high numbers of COVID-19 cases for the past two days.
There are currently 419 active cases.