Vancouver Coastal Health is warning of a COVID-19 exposure in a Richmond elementary school.
According to the health authority, a person infected with COVID-19 attended Kingswood elementary school – at 11511 King Road near No. 5 Road – on Oct. 5 and 6.
The notice was posted to VCH’s website on Friday.
Exposure notices are posted when a staff member or student tests positive for COVID-19, and public health is unable to “directly reach all close contacts in a timely manner,” according to a statement on VCH’s school exposures webpage.
When health officials are unable to directly reach all close contacts, the health authority says it may issue a letter and/or a public notification.
“If you or your child have been identified as a positive COVID-19 case or close contact, be assured that VCH’s public health team will contact you directly and provide further information,” the statement reads.
“A notification does not mean your child has been exposed to COVID-19. If you do not receive a phone call or letter from public health, your child should continue to attend school.”
