The Department of Health and Community Services is asking people who are returning from the Canadian Natural Albian Oil Sands site, located 75 kilometres north of Fort McMurray since July 28, 2020, to self-isolate away from household members and call 811 for testing.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
- Fever (or signs of a fever, including chills, sweats, muscle aches, lightheadedness);
- Cough;
- Headache;
- Sore throat;
- Painful swallowing;
- Runny nose;
- Diarrhea;
- Loss of sense of smell or taste;
- Unexplained loss of appetite; and,
- Small red or purple spots on the hands and/or feet.
This ask is in relation to an identified COVID-19 outbreak at the oil sands camp, which was declared on August 13, 2020.
While the risk of exposure to COVID-19 is considered low at this time, Public Health is asking people to take these necessary measures out of an abundance of caution.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit: www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.
For questions related to COVID-19, please email: covid19info@gov.nl.ca.
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Media contact
Kathy Dicks-Peyton
Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 699-1982
kathydickspeyton@gov.nl.ca