Follow-up testing of the Baffinland employee at the Mary River mine with a presumed case of Covid-19 has shown that the individual tested negative for the virus, chief public health officer Michael Patterson revealed on Friday morning.
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The individual and all contacts will no longer be required to remain in isolation. At this point, none of the contacts have developed symptoms consistent with Covid-19.
The only other presumptive case of Covid-19 in Nunavut was detected in Pond Inlet in late April. Similarly, additional testing came back negative in early May.
Anyone who has reason to believe they have been exposed to Covid-19 is advised to call the Covd-hotline at 1-888-975-8601 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or notify their community health centre by phone right away, and immediately isolate at home for 14 days.
