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Govt Advisory: Potential Exposure At A Funeral

Saying they are issuing an “advisory out of an abundance of caution as the most expedient way to contact all those individuals who may have attended,” the Ministry of Health has advised that an individual who attended the funeral of Charles Henry Eugene Eberly on Saturday, November 28th has “since tested positive for Covid-19.”

In providing the latest test results — which indicated there were 10 new positives — the Government said, “The Ministry of Health wishes to advise members of the public of a potential COVID-19 exposure and provide guidance regarding further appropriate action.

“An individual who attended the funeral of Charles Henry Eugene Eberly on Saturday, 28 November 2020 at Malabar has since tested positive for COVID-19.

“We are advising any member of the public who attended this event to call the COVID-19 hotline 444-2498 to arrange COVID-19 testing on Sunday afternoon. In the meantime, we are advising individuals who attended this funeral to quarantine from others outside of their household until they are advised by the Ministry of Health.

“We are issuing this advisory out of an abundance of caution as the most expedient way to contact all those individuals who may have attended the funeral.”

– Losing a family member at any time is always hard at the best of times, and during this pandemic must make it even harder, and we send our deepest sympathies and condolences to all the family.