NEWS RELEASE
ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH
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Algoma Public Health is reporting a new COVID-19 case in a resident in the Algoma district.
Details of confirmed case:
Case #
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Age, Gender
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Exposure category
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Status
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Tested
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Case #7
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70s, female
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International travel
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Self-isolating
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March 31, 2020
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Details of affected flights or cruise ship:
March 23, 2020 flight information:
• London, UK into Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Air Canada flight AC 869. Passengers in rows 18-22 and flight crew that may have served these rows are considered close contacts of the confirmed case.
• Toronto into Greater Sudbury’s Airport on Air Canada AC 8611. Passengers in rows 14-18 and flight crew that may have served these rows are considered close contacts of the confirmed case.
• These individuals in addition to all people who have travelled outside of Canada are directed to self-isolate for 14 days from their arrival in Canada. If you have travelled to Canadian or Ontario communities outside Algoma, especially to places where COVID-19 is spreading locally, stay home for 14 days.
The Public Health Agency of Canada posts information on COVID-19 exposures on flights, cruise ships and mass gatherings.
Learn more about COVID-19 in Algoma.
Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about the province’s response to COVID-19.
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