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Health officials are warning of potential exposures to COVID-19 in the Halifax area and in the Western Zone.
Public Health sends out COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure notifications, where your self-isolation and testing requirements will be based on your vaccination status.
- COVID precaution notifications will be issued if there has been a potential exposure of minimal risk to the public
- COVID exposure notifications will be issued when the public has had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID PRECAUTION NOTIFICATION:
If you were present at the following location on the named date and time for at least 15 minutes, you are required to follow the instructions in this table for a COVID-19 Precaution Notification based on your vaccination status.
- The Mercantile Social (1579 Hollis Street, Halifax) on October 17 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, October 31.
COVID EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION:
If you were present at the following on the named date and time for at least 15 minutes, you are required to follow the instructions in this table for a COVID-19 Exposure Notification based on your vaccination status.
- Yoga Barn (997 NS-341, Centreville) from 6:00 p.m. on October 13 between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, October 27.
For those who require testing, you can book you COVID-19 test online or call 811 if you don’t have online access or if you have other symptoms that concern you
You can catch the full details on potential exposures here.
