Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold a media availability today (Friday, May 21) at 3:45 p.m. to discuss a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Central Health region.

The availability will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook account and on YouTube.

As a safety precaution, all media covering the availability will join by teleconference only. To participate, please RSVP to Jillian Hood (jillianhood@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the dial-in details.

Media planning to participate must join the teleconference at 3:30 p.m. (NST) to be included on the call. For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a land line if at all possible.

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Media contact
Lesley Clarke
Health and Community Services
709-729-6986, 699-2910
lesleyclarke@gov.nl.ca