The Nova Scotia Health Authority is advising the public about possible exposure to COVID-19 in Bedford. Officials say that the potential exposure occurred at the Dollarama at 85 Damascus Road.

The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) says exposure could have occurred from April 29 to May 14. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The health authority has been contacting anyone who is known to be a close contact of a person who has tested positive for coronavirus, but they say there may be some contacts that they are not aware of.

As a result, the NSHA is issuing a warning, saying that anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 at the location could develop symptoms up to and including May 28.

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