Rumours that a patient at the IWK Health Centre lied about their symptoms only to later test positive for COVID-19 signals a potential privacy breach by hospital staff, according to an internal memo obtained by CBC News. The memo to IWK staff in Halifax from the hospital's executive leadership team said the content of recent social media posts and media inquiries "strongly suggests that IWK staff member(s) were inappropriately sharing patient care related information." "The safety of our patients, families and staff is at the core of what we do." Public exposure warningsSome people have questioned why Public Health has not sent out a possible exposure warning to the public, similar to what has been issued about some restaurants and businesses in the province. "If Public Health believes there may be people who were exposed to COVID-19 who investigators are not aware of, then a public advisory may be issued," he said.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2020 10:14 UTC