Newfoundland and Labrador Announces Change to COVID-19 Contact Management

In St. John’s, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health, announces that the recommended delay between tests after testing positive for COVID-19 has been reduced from 72 hours to 48. Fitzgerald adds that those who make close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, but exhibit no symptoms themselves, are no longer required to isolate. The change comes into effect on October 24. She also discusses the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. (October 21, 2022) (no interpretation)