The Department of Health and Community Services is asking passengers who travelled on the MV Blue Puttees to and from North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador between Tuesday, December 29 and Saturday, January 16 to arrange COVID-19 testing.
Passengers who travelled on the MV Blue Puttees can arrange testing by completing the online self-assessment and referral tool or by calling 811. The online self-assessment and referral tool is available here.
Public Health is making this ask out of an abundance of caution and because of a case reported in Nova Scotia today.
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; or,
- Small red or purple spots on the hands and/or feet.
People are reminded to follow the Special Measures Orders of the Chief Medical Officer of Health for isolation requirements. Following a negative test result, individuals who are currently self-isolating should continue to do so for the full 14 days.
All passengers should continue to monitor themselves for symptoms for a full 14 days from the time of their arrival in the province.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit: www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.
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Tina Newhook
Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 728-2837
tinanewhook@gov.nl.ca