A small number of Veterans Affairs employees in Charlottetown was sent home Thursday after a colleague showed flu-like symptoms that could be associated with COVID-19. An official with Veterans Affairs told CBC News that about 10 employees were sent home Thursday. health authority and is scheduled to be tested for COVID-19," officials said in a written statement. "As a precaution, employees who work in the same vicinity of this employee have been asked to work from home and monitor for symptoms." An email circulated to Veterans Affairs staff also said their "senior leaders are now meeting twice daily as the situation evolves rapidly."

Source: CBC News March 12, 2020 23:03 UTC