The Thunder Bay district has its 13th patient with COVID-19.
The District Health Unit has confirmed a woman in her 40’s has tested positive, and contracted the virus while travelling internationally.
They say her symptoms started as early as March 27th, and she is self-isolating.
This brings the total confirmed cases for the Northwest to 18, including five in the Northwestern Health Unit’s jurisdiction.
The federal government has enacted the Quarantine Act which requires travellers to self-isolate for 14-days once they return to Canada. Health Unit officials are also urging you to get your news on COVID-19 from credible news sources and that the Health Unit will be confirming any cases which show up in the district.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has implemented visitor restrictions as well. An assessment centre is open just outside of the Emergency Department and you are asked to contact Telehealth prior to arriving at the centre.
Screening protocols are also taking place at all city-run and private long term care facilities.
The Ontario government says public and Catholic students won’t be heading back to class until May 4th. Confederation College and Lakehead University are not holding in-person classes.
