Two staff members working at the Montreal Neurological Institute have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the hospital confirmed.
The hospital says it was notified over the weekend by MUHC Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) that a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19.
On Monday, a second member who was in close contact with the first affected also tested positive and was put in quarantine. “Again, protocols established by Public Health and MUHC OHS were immediately implemented,” said a spokesperson in an email to Global News.
The hospital says steps were taken to track the contacts of the people who tested positive for the virus and that everyone in contact with them was in quarantine as of Saturday, March 21, as directed