A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in a Halifax homeless shelter and the province is moving everyone from the shelter into a hotel to self-isolate.

Public health learned a shelter resident tested positive for the virus on Thursday, Dr. Robert Strang, the chief medical officer of health, confirmed at Friday’s coronavirus update.

Strang said a “vulnerable populations team” responded to the situation and found the hotel space.

He said everyone at the shelter was being considered a close contact of the person who tested positive, and they would all be tested for the virus.

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