Nova Scotia Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Northern, and Eastern Zones as well as one Halifax Transit bus route correction.
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.
- Superstore (210 Chain Lake Drive, Halifax) on May 25 between 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 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 8.
- Foodland (2295 Highway 2, Milford) on May 26 between 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 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 9.
- Giant Tiger (379 Welton Street, Sydney) on May 30 between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 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 13.
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.
- *CORRECTION – date (up to and including) for developing symptoms* 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.
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.
