Irving's Halifax Shipyard has shut down temporarily while Public Health investigates a positive COVID-19 case among the employees and arranges testing for some 1,600 workers. The company announced the positive case Thursday and initially said it would close the assembly and module halls for cleaning before reopening for the second shift the following day. On Friday, however, the shutdown was extended to the entire shipyard while Public Health investigates. After Irving learned of the positive case among one of its workers Thursday, the other members of the 15-person crew were told to self-isolate and schedule COVID-19 tests. Eden Valley Poultry was ordered to shut down for two weeks while all 450 employees were tested after four workers tested positive for COVID-19 in two days.

Source: CBC News February 26, 2021 20:49 UTC