Individual associated with RM Moore Public School tests positive for COVID-19

In a release issued Wednesday evening, the Algoma District School Board (ADSB) is advising that an individual associated with RM Moore Public School has tested positive for COVID-19.

"At this time, [Algoma Public Health] is conducting a careful investigation to identify close contacts," the release stated. "Examples of close contacts include household members, people who have been in direct physical contact or belong to the same classroom/cohort, and people who have spent more than 15 minutes together within two metres or six feet of each other, such as while sharing a meal. Brief interactions, like walking past someone in a hallway are not generally considered close contact situations. APH will notify all low risk and high risk contacts via letter to provide further guidance and direction."

The ADSB also noted that families from the school that did not receive a low-risk and/or high-risk contact letter are not considered a close contact of the person who tested positive and APH does not reccommend having their child tested unless they show COVID symptoms.