Staff and students at an elementary school in Rosedale are being warned that they may have been exposed to an individual that has since tested positive for COVID-19.

Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa sent a letter to members of the Whitney Junior Public School community over the weekend, informing them that an individual with a confirmed case of the virus visited the building on March 4.

The TDSB has said that the individual was not a staff member or student at the school, though their reason for being there has not been released.

In her letter, De Villa said that the individual was not symptomatic on the day they visited the school and therefore the risk to staff and students is considered low.

Nonetheless, members of the school community are being urged to monitor for symptoms and to call ahead if they need to seek medical treatment.

“Symptoms of COVID-19 may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure and may include: fever, new onset of cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, chills, malaise, sore throat, and/or diarrhea,” de Villa said in the letter.

TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird says that caretaking staff have been doing “enhanced cleaning” on handrails, door knobs and push plates at all schools, given the emerging threat from COVID-19.

He said that no additional precautions have been taken specific to Whitney Junior Public School, however.

There have been 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario so far, including four that were announced on Sunday alone.

David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario, is expected to discuss the latest cases at a regularly scheduled briefing this afternoon.

—CP24—