SFU officials say they are not aware of any positive cases of COVID-19 at the school despite a notice posted on a biology lab door on Burnaby Mountain saying a student who had attended the lab last week might have been exposed to the deadly virus.
The notice said the student had attended the lab on March 3.
The university was made aware of the notice and investigated the matter, according to a message from vice-president Jonathan Driver posted on SFU鈥檚 website today.
鈥淲e have checked with Fraser Heath and with the information that we have at this time, any risk of transmission from this particular individual would be extremely low or no risk,鈥� Driver said.
The student hasn鈥檛 been back to SFU since March 3, according to the message.
鈥淔ollowing that date, that individual did learn of a positive test result听for a relative and has been in self-isolation since that time and is getting tested,鈥� Driver said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important to know that this individual is not confirmed to have COVID-19 at this time and they did not have any symptoms when they attended the March 3 lab.鈥�
As a precaution, Driver said all common surface areas in the lab have been deep cleaned.
鈥淲e realize that there is heightened concern about COVID-19.听We are committed to protecting our students, faculty and staff and letting you know if there are any cases of COVID-19 among our community,鈥� Driver said.
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