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Workers are eligible for COVID-19 test on Day 7, instead of Day 5.
The self-isolation rules for returning rotational workers are tightening slightly, the government announced Monday — while the RCMP confirmed it’s investigating a complaint that a rotational worker who returned to the Deer Lake area did not follow self-isolation guidelines.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health announced new rules for rotational workers returning to the province at late-morning press conference Monday.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said rotational workers will now have to wait until Day 7 — instead of Day 5 — to get a COVID-19 test, starting Wednesday.