Nova Scotia Buzz
From Nova Scotia Health, Public Health
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Anyone who worked at or visited the following locations on the specified dates and times should visit https://covid-self-assessment.novascotia.ca/ to book a COVID-19 test, regardless of whether they have symptoms. You can also call 811 if you don’t have online access, or if you have other symptoms that concern you.
For the following locations, if you do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 you do not need to self-isolate while you wait for your test result. If you have symptoms of COVID-19 you are required to self-isolate while you await your test result, as are other members of your household.
Sobeys (144 Reserve St., Glace Bay) on June 3 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus at this location may develop symptoms up to and including June 17.
Sobeys (1120 Queen St., Halifax) on June 4 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus at this location may develop symptoms up to and including June 18.
Regardless of whether you have COVID-19 symptoms, any passengers who were on the following transit routes for at least 15 minutes on the named dates and times are required to self-isolate while waiting for their test result. If you get a negative result, you do not need to keep self-isolating, however, you are asked to get retested 6-8 days and 12-14 days after this exposure.
If you get a positive result, you will be contacted by Public Health about what to do next.
Halifax Transit Route #8 (Sackville) which runs from Sackville Terminal to Bayers Road Centre on:
o June 1 between 1:15 p.m. and 2 p.m.
o June 4 between 12:35 p.m. and 1:20 p.m.
It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus on the named dates may develop symptoms up to and including June 18.
Halifax Transit Route #8 (Sackville) which runs from Bayers Road Centre to Sackville Terminal on:
o June 1 between 5:40 p.m. and 6:25 p.m.
o June 4 between 6:15 p.m. and 7 p.m.
It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus on the named dates may develop symptoms up to and including June 18.
Halifax Transit Route #84 (Glendale) which runs from Sackville Terminal to Barrington & Duke (southbound) on June 2 between 5:10 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus on the above date may develop symptoms up to and including June 16.
Halifax Transit Route #84 (Glendale) which runs from Barrington & Duke (southbound) to Sackville Terminal on June 3 between 7:40 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus on the above date may develop symptoms up to and including June 17.
Halifax Transit Route #84 (Glendale) which runs from Sackville Terminal to Marketplace & Bancroft on June 3 between 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus on the above date may develop symptoms up to and including June 17.
Halifax Transit Route #87 (Sackville-Dartmouth) which runs from Highfield Terminal to Sackville Terminal on June 3 between 3:45 p.m. and 4:35p.m. It is anticipated anyone exposed to the virus on the above date may develop symptoms up to and including June 17.
Please Note: Those being tested are encouraged to sign up for email notification of negative test results. To be eligible, you need to bring a provincial health card to your testing appointment. It can take up to 72 hours to receive test results. It is not unusual for two or more family members to be tested at the same time and receive results at different times.
Do not go directly to a COVID-19 assessment centre without being directed to do so. Please book an appointment online or call 811, and do not go to a pop-up rapid testing location.
