Three med students contract COVID, three suspected cases after formal event
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This article was published 21/12/2021 (1371 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Three University of Manitoba medical students have tested positive for COVID-19 and three others are suspected of being infected after the faculty’s first formal event in two years.
The Manitoba Medical Students’ Association winter formal was held Dec. 17 at the Fort Garry Hotel; some who attended were experiencing symptoms the following day.
Chris Moskal, association senior stick and a fourth-year medical student, said Tuesday while some have become sick, the situation is not as bad as suggested on social media. He confirmed three people have tested positive; three others are suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus.
“I saw a post… that there were 60 cases,” Moskal said. “That would be news to everyone.
“Everybody in attendance was double- or triple-vaccinated. Everyone was masked at all times, except when eating or drinking. Everybody self-screened ahead of time,” he said. “It’s just really unfortunate.
“We thought we followed all the rules and the guidelines. In hindsight, we should have pivoted.”
Moskal said last year’s event had to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. First- and second-year students have been attending most classes online and haven’t had a chance to connect with each other.
“We thought it was pretty important for the second-year students,” he said. “When you have been in your apartment for two years, it doesn’t build collegiality.”
Ida Albo, hotel owner and managing partner, said the business learned about the positive cases late Tuesday afternoon, via an email from the association.
Fort Garry got out its rapid testing kits.
“We started testing our employees within 20 minutes of getting the email,” said Albo.
“We’re pulling people off the floor to be tested and testing everybody as they come in. We’ve tested 32 people so far, and so far so good.”
No spokesperson from the university’s Max Rady College of Medicine could be reached for comment Tuesday.
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