A second COVID-19 case has been confirmed at St. Francis Xavier College
A second COVID-19 case has been confirmed at St. Francis Xavier College in Antigonish.
In a message to the neighborhood Saturday, St. F.X. president Andy Hakin mentioned the case entails a scholar who returned to campus Jan. 5, was examined that day and has been isolating in residence.
The college was notified of the optimistic take a look at outcome by public well being Friday night time, the discharge mentioned.
It’s the second COVID-case reported at St. F.X. in lower than per week. On Jan. 5, the college introduced {that a} scholar who had returned to campus Jan. three had examined optimistic and was isolating.
The 2 circumstances seem like unrelated, the college mentioned.
“Our plans have been absolutely enacted, together with activating the mandatory helps for our scholar, and the danger to the general neighborhood stays low,” the discharge mentioned.
Public well being is managing any crucial contact tracing of shut contacts, St. F.X. mentioned, and the college has additionally reached out to anybody thought-about a low-risk contact to make sure they’re knowledgeable.
“We thank public well being for his or her continued efforts and help, in addition to the coed for actively monitoring for signs and following the suitable security procedures,” Hakin mentioned within the message.
“These protocols work for the good thing about everybody, and I’m happy to see our neighborhood proceed to actively take steps to guard our general well being.”
The provincial authorities introduced Friday that as of Saturday, anybody from New Brunswick who enters Nova Scotia should isolate for 14 days, the identical as anybody who comes right here from exterior Atlantic Canada.
That change prompted St. F.X. to postpone the resumption of in-person lessons till Jan. 25 to provide New Brunswick college students time to return to Antigonish by Sunday and full their 14-day isolation.
The college is asking that college students from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador not return to Antigonish till Jan. 24.
All lessons at St. F.X. will resume in a web-based format Monday and can proceed on-line till in-person lessons resume Jan. 25. Lessons that had been scheduled to be on-line for your entire time period will stay on-line.