A hospital nurse in the city of Hamilton has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to their employer. A spokesperson for Hamilton Health Sciences said hospital officials were notified of the diagnosis on Friday.
The employee works at the McMaster University Medical Centre-McMaster Children’s Hospital site. “The nurse did the right thing by contacting (Hamilton Health Sciences) Employee Health Services as soon as they started experiencing symptoms,” spokesperson Lillian Badzioch said in an email to Global News.
Those who met the criteria for potential exposure were told to self-isolate immediately, and the area where the nurse provided care has been “thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter