Staff and students at a Rosedale elementary school are being asked to monitor their health after a person who visited the school tested positive for COVID-19.

The individual who visited Whitney Junior Public School on March 4 did not have symptoms on that day but has since tested positive for coronavirus, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa said in a letter issued to the school community Sunday.

Since the person was not experiencing symptoms at the time, the “risk to the school community is low,” she wrote.

Toronto District School Board spokesperson Ryan Bird said by email the individual is not a student or a staff member and did not elaborate further. The school remains open.

Bird added caretaking staff across the board have been doing enhanced cleaning of high-touch surfaces such as handrails, doorknobs and push plates to prevent a spread of COVID-19 in the school system.

In her letter, de Villa advised the community to monitor their health until March 18 for symptoms, which may include a fever, new onset of cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, chills, malaise, sore throat and/or diarrhea.

Those who experience symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000, Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600 or their primary care provider’s office.

Those visiting any healthcare providers are asked to call ahead prior to arrival so they can make special arrangements to prevent virus spread.