Five new exposure locations in Yellowknife, one in Fort Smith

There was another flurry of exposure locations in Yellowknife as five more sites dating back to September 29th were flagged.

Anyone who went grocery shopping at the uptown Independent on the days of October 1st from 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., October 2nd from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., and October 4th from 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. should self-monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop.

Walmart was once again listed as an exposure location for the days of September 30th from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. and October 1st from 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m.

The Range Lake walk-in clinic was listed as an exposure site October 5th for the times of 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

The other two exposure notices were for M&M foods on September 29th from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. and the Co-op on October 1st from 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

A Fort Smith business was also listed as an exposure site. Anyone who was at Field’s Store on October 4th from 3:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. should self-monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop.

There is also one new exposure notice on Canadian North Flight 244 from Edmonton to Norman Wells on October 3rd from 7:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.

Fully vaccinated people in rows 6-12 should self monitor, while those who aren’t must self isolate for ten days and get tested for COVID-19.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

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