Coronavirus exposure warning issued after Labour Day weekend party at Kelowna hotel
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Officials with Interior Health are advising several individuals who attended a private party at Kelowna’s Hotel Zed in the early hours of September 7 that they may have been exposed to COVID-19.
According to the health authority, “a number of people gathered in a common area and/or balcony of the hotel at 1627 Abbott St., Kelowna, and may have been exposed to COVID-19.”
The party is reported to have taken place between midnight and 3:30 am.
And while Interior Health said it is working closely with Hotel Zed, it noted that “individuals who attended this party may not have been registered guests.”
As a result, health officials are asking people who attended this party to self-monitor closely for symptoms of COVID-19 and to get tested if they begin to exhibit symptoms.
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Interior Health said contact tracing is underway and, where possible, officials are “reaching out directly to individuals who have been exposed.”
This potential exposure “is a reminder of how important it is to keep gatherings small and to people you know as we head into the fall,” officials said.
Individuals seeking a test should call their primary care provider (family physician or nurse practitioner) or the closest Interior Health community testing and assessment centre.