Nova Scotia Health issues potential COVID-19 exposure warning for Dartmouth Starbucks

Nova Scotia Health has issued an exposure warning for a Dartmouth coffee shop on Jan. 3.

Public health officials are asking anyone who visited the Starbucks at 11 Cuddy Lane in Dartmouth on Jan. 3 between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to immediately self-isolate and contact 811 or go to the province’s COVID-19 self-assessment page to arrange for COVID-19 testing, regardless of whether they have COVID-19 symptoms.

Individuals who have symptoms are required to self-isolate while awaiting results.

Individuals who do not have symptoms do not need to self-isolate while awaiting results.

Nova Scotia recommends visiting the province’s website to do a self-assessment if, in the past 48 hours, individuals have had or are currently experiencing:

• Fever
• Cough

Or two or more of the following symptoms:

• Sore throat
• Runny nose/nasal congestion
• Headache
• Shortness of breath.

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