coronavirus, Ottawa public health officials warn.The messaging comes after Ottawa’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches on Tuesday said a recent BBQ at a local park led to coronavirus quickly spreading within the community.
Ottawa sees 93 new COVID-19 cases, setting single-day record Forty people gathered in a park for a BBQ, and there was no social distancing and no masks worn for several hours while eating, according to Etches.
She didn’t specify where or when the gathering occurred.Two people at the BBQ developed COVID-19 symptoms two days after the event and later tested positive.This led to two different outbreaks; one at a workplace and one at a daycare.Etches said COVID-19 transmission happened among staff and two.