The City of Hamilton has declared an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at St. Joseph’s special care nursery on the Charlton campus after three workers tested positive for the virus.
In a release on Monday morning, Hamilton public health said two of the workers may have had limited or direct contact while caring for babies and families on the third floor of the Bishop Dowling Wing, next to the mother-baby unit. “One of the healthcare workers had no direct contact with patients and families, while the other two had either limited contact or contact while wearing a protective mask.
They were not symptomatic while caring for the babies or family,” the city said in a statement. Public health confirmed it is circling back with babies, family