A long-term care facility in downtown Winnipeg has confirmed an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Parkview Place says a staff member who last worked on April 2 is confirmed to have the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The care home says the employee is now at home in self-isolation.
Parkview Place says it’s now implemented outbreak protocols and is closely monitoring residents and other staff for symptoms.
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Last week, Parkview Place’s sister care facility, Poseidon Care Centre in River Heights, also confirmed a resident had contracted COVID-19.
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The two facilities are both are operated by the same company, Revera.
Meanwhile, Actionmarguerite, a care home on River Road in St-Vital, said in an online statement last week that one of its health-care workers has also tested positive for COVID-19.
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