Toronto Public Health is notifying people who visited the Brass Rail Tavern at 701 Yonge St. about a potential exposure to COVID-19. A release Friday says an employee has tested positive. It states that approximately 550 individuals may have been exposed. The possible exposure occurred over four evenings. They are August 4, 5, 7 and 8. The release says:
TPH has followed up with all known close contacts and asked these individuals to self-isolate for 14 days and to go for testing. TPH is also notifying individuals directly who provided their name and contact information in the establishment’s contact tracing log. The establishment is collaborating with TPH to ensure all COVID-19 Stage 3 reopening protocols are in place in this setting. including staff and patrons wearing masks, infection prevention and control measures are in place, and appropriate physical distancing measures are followed.
Shocking that there is a #covid problem at a strip club 🤦♂️: COVID-19 notification for Brass Rail Tavern (August 4, 5, 7 and 8) – City of #Toronto / @JohnTory https://t.co/UdGj7frFVk
— Richard Diamond (@RichardRDiamond) August 14, 2020
Gentlemen put your sanitized hands together for the lovely COVID-19 https://t.co/oOK9r3e7KN
— Dave Agar (@dave1agar) August 14, 2020
Full news release here. Imagining some awkward “identify all your contacts so we can notify them” conversations https://t.co/5xs4ftoPGt
— David Rider (@dmrider) August 14, 2020