Toys R Us exposure warning issued as P.E.I. confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases

P.E.I. has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 and one public exposure site at the Toys R Us store on Buchanan Drive in Charlottetown.

Anyone who was at the storeon Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon could have come in contact with the coronavirus. People in that positionarebeing told toimmediately self-isolate and seek a COVID-19 test as soon as possible.

The new cases involve two women, one in her 20s and one in her 30s, and are both related to travel within Atlantic Canada.A news release from the Chief Public Health Office says thecases are linked to another positive case in the Atlantic region.

The statement said both women are isolating and being followed by public health daily. Contact tracing is underway.

The CPHO said anyone who visited Toys R Us during the two-hour period of risk on Tuesday should stay away from others starting immediately, and plan to visit a drop-in testing clinic on Thursday.

Even after receiving a negative result from that first test, the statement says, individuals who were at the toy retailershould continue to monitor themselves closely for symptoms of COVID-19 and get tested again if symptoms develop.

Prince Edward Island now has three active cases of COVID-19 and has had a total of 117 positive cases of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic.

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