The brutal outbreak at Roberta Place in Barrie is linked to at least eight cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant, which CanAge president and CEO Laura Tamblyn Watts says is “especially concerning.”
“As long as we have vulnerable people in congregate settings, we have increased risk,” Tamblyn Watts adds.
CTV News – Simcoe Muskoka reports 19 COVID-19 variant cases and 126 possible cases
The brutal outbreak at Roberta Place in Barrie is linked to at least eight cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant, which CanAge president and CEO Laura Tamblyn Watts says is “especially concerning.”
“As long as we have vulnerable people in congregate settings, we have increased risk,” Tamblyn Watts adds.
https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/mobile/simcoe-muskoka-reports-19-covid-19-variant-cases-and-126-possible-cases-1.5291008
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