Co-owner of cab company in Fredericton speaks out after driver tests positive for coronavirus

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The driver showed symptoms after he got someone from the airport on March 18th.

Russell also confirmed at a press briefing that a cab driver in Fredericton who came in contact with a traveller got infected with the virus, and said public health has been working with the company to begin contact tracing.Rumours of a cab driver in Fredericton with COVID-19 have been circulating on social media.

Youssef said the driver picked someone up from the airport on March 18 and began to show symptoms afterward.READ MORE:“We got a piece of paper from the health department, saying that this is what your guidelines are, so I read the guidelines. And for three weeks prior to this, we’ve been doing everything on that guideline and more than what we needed to do to make sure that our drivers are safe,” Youssef said.

But Youssef said the issue right now is that some of the people think that because the driver is positive, then the entire company is positive, and that “because of the scare-mongering people are now scared to take a cab.”

 

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