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Timmins health unit warning about high-risk COVID-19 exposure on buses between Timmins and Sudbury

The affected routes are from Wednesday, Feb. 24
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The Porcupine Health Unit is reporting a high-risk COVID-19 exposure on two Ontario Northland buses.

The affected routes are:

  • Wednesday, Feb. 24 - Ontario Northland bus 11 a.m. bus from Toronto to Sudbury
  • Wednesday, Feb. 24 - Ontario Northland bus 6 p.m. bus from Sudbury to Timmins

People who were on these buses are being asked to self-isolate immediately.

Typical COVID-19 symptoms are fever, new or worsening cough, shortness of breath, loss of sense of smell or taste, sore throat or hoarse voice, difficulty swallowing, runny nose or nasal congestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne. 

The Porcupine Health Unit COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.


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Maija Hoggett

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Maija Hoggett is an experienced journalist who covers Timmins and area
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