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BARRIE, ONT. York Region Public Health confirms a passenger who travelled on the Barrie Line GO Train on Tues., Feb. 9 and Wed., Feb. 10, tested positive for a COVID-19 variant of concern this week. Public health says the individual wore a mask and was asymptomatic at the times of travel. According to the health unit, the passenger took the train from Rutherford Station in Vaughan at 7:33 a.m. to Union Station in Toronto and returned home to Vaughan on the 5:05 p.m. train from Union Station both days. The rider did not sit next to anyone and wasn t in the accessibility coach, but no coach number was provided.
GO train riders warned after passenger took multiple trips while infected with COVID-19 variant
A GO Train passenger took four trips while infectious with a COVID-19 variant of concern, York Region public health officials confirm.
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Posted: Feb 18, 2021 5:22 PM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Officials say the individual rode the Barrie Line GO Train on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and then again on Wednesday, Feb. 10.(Kate Bueckert/CBC)
A GO Train passenger took four trips while infectious with a COVID-19 variant of concern, York Region public health officials confirm.
In a notice to the public Thursday, York Region Public Health say they learned on Wednesday that a passenger who had travelled by train was infectious. Provincial lab testing confirmed the individual was infected with a variant though exactly which one has not yet been determined.