Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines Photo: Nova Scotia
The Department of Energy and Minnes announced today that a number of their staff are working from home after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19.
The Department of Energy says eight of their staff attended the Prospectors & Developers Association which took place in Toronto last week. Event organizers have since announced that an Ontario man who was in attendance on March 2 and 3 has since tested positive for the respiratory virus.
Health Officials are now advising anyone else who attended the event to monitor their health closely over the next 14 days.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan were also in attendance at the event. O’Regan has since gone into self-isolation and is awaiting test results.
The Department of Energy did not respond when asked if the staff in question were being tested.
