OTTAWA -- People who attended a martial arts facility in Hintonburg last week may have been exposed to COVID-19, Ottawa Public Health warns.
The health unit says someone tested positive for COVID-19 and attended Gracie Barra martial arts facility at 250 City Centre Ave. while contagious.
Anyone who was there on Tuesday, Nov. 9 between 5 and 6 p.m. may have been exposed, OPH says.
“Ottawa Public Health has assessed the nature of this event and determined that individuals who attended Gracie Barra Ottawa are at an increased risk of COVID-19 exposure as there were several opportunities for transmission to occur,” a news release said.
The health unit doesn’t usually disclose the location of possible COVID-19 exposures to protect peoples’ privacy. But they release the information when it’s needed to meet public health goals such as promptly notifying potential contacts and reducing the risk of further COVID-19 transmission.
Anyone who attended the event should closely monitor for COVID-19 symptoms until Nov. 19.
They are also asked to follow these instructions:
- If you develop any COVID-19 symptoms, you should immediately self-isolate and seek testing even if you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. If you go for testing, provide the following testing number: EXP-498745
- If you are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, you do not need to seek testing or isolate unless otherwise notified by Ottawa Public Health.
- If you attended this event and have questions, you can call Ottawa Public Health for more information
