Team members who develop any symptom associated with COVID-19, or who are notified of close contact with a COVID-19-positive person, are instructed to immediately self-isolate and contact the LDI Health Centre.After being medically assessed and tested for COVID-19 in coordination with TBDHU, team members are safety removed from site to self-isolate.
Individuals in close contact with a COVID-19-positive person must remain off-site in isolation for 14 days.
Positive Test Protocol
In the event someone who was at LDI tests positive for COVID-19, they cannot report back to work until their case status is resolved. Individuals are considered resolved after 14 days have passed after the initial onset of symptoms, with no lingering symptoms.
The individual’s room is sealed upon their departure for deep cleaning. Close contact tracing commences immediately, and individuals identified are tested, safely transported off site and required to self-isolate.
Negative Test Protocol
Individuals who are symptomatic but test negative for COVID-19, and had no known exposure to a COVID-19-positive person, are allowed to report back to work when they have been symptom-free for at least 48 hours.
Outbreak Protocol
In the event multiple individuals test positive for COVID-19, we will enact the Impala Canada Outbreak Response Plan to care for affected individuals and limit further spread of the virus. The plan reflects key learnings from the April 2020 outbreak and is reviewed frequently and updated where necessary.
The status of LDI operations may be altered to facilitate contact tracing and virus containment efforts. At all times, we will closely collaborate with public health authorities and frequently communicate with all stakeholders.