COVID-19 outbreak in eastern Newfoundland shows that sudden and rapid spread of the virus can happen in places that have grown used to having few cases.Theresa Tam said Friday the outbreak in the St.
John’s area has been largely limited to young people, offering a reminder that they, too, can spread the illness.“They are susceptible to the virus,” Tam told a news conference in Ottawa. “Their social contacts … can be a source of spread.
Older kids can transmit the virus similarly to adults.” N.L. partial election mired in uncertainty Tam said provincial health authorities have moved quickly to contain the outbreak by shutting down schools and implementing widespread testing, contract tracing and isolation protocols.