Ontario Premier Doug Ford isolating after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 – CBC

Ford has tested negative, his office said in a statement Tuesday

Apr 20, 2021

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is isolating in Toronto after he was in close contact with a staff member who has since tested positive for COVID-19, his office said late Tuesday night.

The staffer was in contact with Ford on Monday, and was tested on Tuesday after learning they had been at risk of exposure, according to Ivana Yelich, spokesperson for the premier.

That staff member received a positive test result on Tuesday evening.

Ford left the Ontario legislature to be tested as soon as he learned the staffer was at risk of exposure, Yelich said in a statement. The premier has received a negative test result.

“While his test results have returned negative, the premier will follow all public health advice for close contacts of positive cases, including isolating,” she said.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-premier-doug-ford-isolating-staff-member-positive-covid-19-1.5995855

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