Halifax Transit Bus makes a stop on Spring Garden Road. Photo: Steve MacArthur
Nova Scotia Public Health is advising of potential exposures to COVID-19 at two grocery stores in Central Zone and several Halifax Transit routes.
Anyone who worked at or visited the following locations on the specified dates and times should book a COVID-19 test, regardless of whether or not they have symptoms.
You can also call 811 if you don’t have online access, or if you have other symptoms that concern you.
If you do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 you do not need to self-isolate while you wait for your test result. If you do have symptoms you are required to self-isolate while you wait, as are the other members of your household.
- Sobeys (1120 Queen Street, Halifax) on:
- May 22 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- May 23 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- May 24 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named dates may develop symptoms up to, and including June 7.
- Atlantic Superstore (6139 Quinpool Road, Halifax) on May 29 between 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named dates may develop symptoms up to, and including June 12.
Regardless of whether or not you have COVID-19 symptoms, any passengers who were on the following transit routes for at least 15 minutes on the named dates and times are required to self-isolate while waiting for their test result. If you get a negative result, you do not need to keep self-isolating, however, you are asked to get retested 6-8 days and 12-14 days after this exposure. If you get a positive result, you will be contacted by Public Health about what to do next.
- Halifax Transit Route #22 (Armdale) which runs from Ragged Lake Transit Centre to Mumford Terminal, on
- May 23 between 11:35 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.
- May 24 between 11:35 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.
- May 28 between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.
- It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 11.
- Halifax Transit Route #14 (Leiblin Park) which runs from Mumford Terminal to Barrington & Duke (northbound), on May 23 between 11:50 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 6.
- Halifax Transit Route #61 (Auburn/North Preston) which runs from Barrington & Duke (northbound) to Bridge Terminal, on May 23 between 12:35 p.m. and 12:50 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 6.
- Halifax Transit Route #2 (Fairview) which runs from Mumford Terminal to Barrington & Duke (southbound) on May 24 between 11:50 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 7.
- Halifax Transit Route #21 (Timberlea) which runs from Lakelands & St Margarets Bay and Lacewood Terminal, on:
- May 25 between 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
- May 26 between 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
- It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 9.
- Halifax Transit Route #9B (Herring Cove) which runs from Mumford Terminal to Herring Cove & Fotherby, on May 26 between 2:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 9.
- Halifax Transit Route #9A (Greystone/Fotherby) which runs from Herring Cove & Fotherby to Barrington & Duke (northbound), on:
- May 26 between 2:00 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.
- May 27 between 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
- May 28 between 11:35 a.m. and 12:20 p.m.
- It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 11.
- Halifax Transit Route #10 (Dalhousie) which runs from Barrington & Duke (northbound) to Tacoma Centre, on:
- May 27 between 6:45 a.m. and 7:20 a.m.
- May 28 between 6:45 a.m. and 7:20 a.m.
- It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, June 11.
Public Health encourages anyone being tested to sign up for email notifications of negative test results.
In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are posted on the NSHA website.
