The isolation and quarantine period for many people in that community is coming to an end this weekend and early next week, since cases related to the outbreak were identified beginning Feb. 7. Two days later, high schools in the metro region were closed for contact tracing and to identify additional COVID-19 cases.
In a later statement to CBC News, Eastern Health said additional testing will help identify people who had tests done before the incubation period was complete, and to ensure that potentially infectious students or staff do not contribute to community spread greater than what we have already seen. Students and staff were asked to quarantine from Feb. 7 until Feb. 21, the statement reads.