North Bay health unit confirms 2nd variant type in region It’s asking people to avoid travel to that city and to reduce contact with others for two weeks after returning home if they do.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The health unit says it will hold a meeting with regional partners this week to discuss measures to prevent the virus from spreading among the homeless population.An Thunder Bay isolation centre for people exposed to or infected with COVID-19 is applying for extra funding after demand skyrocketed along with rising infections among the homeless..