“I think the next two weeks, sadly, London will be hit with pretty significant increases. It will make 20 look small. I want and hope to be wrong,” he said. “The trouble with travel, it’s a bit like rolling the dice.”
This weekend alone:
- The health unit confirmed a second case of the virus at Sir Arthur Currie elementary school in London. Medical officer of health Dr. Chris Mackie said both cases were in the same class.
- A COVID-19 case was announced at Mary Wright elementary school in Strathroy.
- “Close contacts” will be contacted and those pupils must learn at home for the next two weeks
- Western University has quarantined several students, including the four at one residence, London Hall, that tested positive
In an e-mailed statement, Western said additional security officers guard residence building doors to ensure only those students who live there are entering. No guests or students from other residences have been allowed inside since September.
Western is delivering meals and picking up garbage on floors affected by COVID-19.
Alana Johannson, an 18-year-old from Calgary in her first year at Western, lives in Essex Hall across from the building that’s in the midst of an outbreak.
She didn’t go home for the long weekend, though she said almost everyone else on her floor did.
Johannson said she’s not overly worried about the nearby outbreak, saying she stays in her residence.
“It’s a little bit concerning . . . It’s all about being conscious yourself,” she said.
Source- London Free Press (Blogs)
