An employee at Fred Douglas Lodge in Winnipeg has tested positive for COVID-19, but the personal care home says staff and residents are not at risk of exposure. Management said it received confirmation of the staff member's positive test result on Thursday, April 16. "We are doing contact tracing to identify who this staff person may have come into contact with," the staff memo said. It asks all staff who have contact with residents to wear the required personal protective equipment and follow infection prevention protocol. "This highlights the need for PPE (personal protective equipment) in the long term care facilities for all staff, not just direct service staff such as health care aides," said Shannon McAteer, health care co-ordinator for CUPE Manitoba.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2020 01:52 UTC