Interior Health has identified an additional date of possible COVID-19 exposure at the Cactus Club on Water Street in downtown 麻豆精选.
As of Aug. 11, Interior Health is asking individuals who were at the bar of the restaurant between 5 p.m. and midnight on Aug. 8 to self-monitor themselves closely for symptoms of COVID-19 and to get tested if they begin to exhibit symptoms.
Public health tracing is underway and where possible Interior Health will reach out to individuals who have been exposed.
Individuals seeking a test should call their primary care provider or the nearest community testing and assessment centre.
This is the second exposure alert for Cactus Club. The first came around the Canada Day long weekend, when several exposure events were noted across the city.
On Aug. 11, the health authority also announced three additional cases of COVID-19 had been linked to 麻豆精选, bringing the total to 161 cases identified since June 26.
Twelve cases of those cases are active and under isolation.
Across the entire Interior Health region, just two new cases of the virus were reported, bringing the total to 393.
The contrast between the increase in 麻豆精选 cases and cases across the region is due to contact tracing identifying the origins of cases that had already been reported by the health authority.
鈥淐ases are linked to 麻豆精选 through ongoing investigations and may not be captured in the 麻豆精选 numbers immediately. (For example), a case reported as new last Wednesday, may have been linked to 麻豆精选 through investigations over the weekend,鈥� said Karl Hardt IH鈥檚 media spokesperson.
Testing is recommended for anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, including:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Loss of sense of taste or smell
- Other milder symptoms may include runny nose, fatigue, body aches (muscles and joints aching), diarrhea, headache, sore throat, vomiting and red eyes.
IH reminds everyone of the importance of following COVID-19 precautions:
- Stay home and avoid travel if you have symptoms, even mild ones.
- Maintain physical distancing (two metres apart) and use masks when distancing is not possible.
- Wash your hands regularly and do not touch your face.
- Do not plan or attend gatherings of more than 50 people. Limit gatherings to out of doors whenever possible.
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