Several staff members at the IWK Health Centre have been advised to self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19 after staff were alerted to a virus exposure in the hospital.
An email statement sent to Global News on Sunday reads, “we can confirm that a notice was shared with staff to alert them to a COVID-19 exposure at the IWK Health Centre.” The email statement sent from IWK Health Centre communications advisor, Nick Cox, outlines protocols the health centre is taking to respond to the exposure.
The response process is lead by the IWK’s occupational health safety and wellness team and follows the ‘usual processes’ for any infectious disease exposure.