The University of Alberta has confirmed one of its students has tested positive for COVID-19.
On Saturday morning, Alberta Health Services informed U of A about the positive case and said the student took the correct measures after realizing he or she may be experiencing symptoms related to the novel coronavirus.
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“They absolutely did the right thing,” said facilities and operations vice-president Andrew Sharman. “The first moment they started to feel unwell they self-isolated, called 811 and followed up with Alberta Health Services, so that likely has prevented a wider spread of any potential cases.”
It is the first positive case of the virus connected to the U of A.
Sharman said the student was not living in a university residence. On Friday, U of A sent an email to students urging them to leave their residences by March 24.
“I think it re-enforces the decision we made — it was a tough decision yesterday (Friday) — but we knew cases would arise and therefore we’re trying to reduce the risk in our residences,” he said.
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