MONTREAL – After getting a go-ahead from Quebec Public Health, TVA management said today its team at TVA News Sherbrooke will be back Friday after two of its employees tested positive for Covid-19.
Viewers in the Estrie region will see their usual noon and 6 p.m. newscasts return tomorrow.
The station said it has completely disinfected its newsroom, in addition to the distancing and other measures already in place to limit the risks of the virus spread and protect employees.
The company closed the station Monday and told staff to sequester themselves at home after an employee tested positive and then this week, another one did.
“In the circumstances, the Sherbrooke station follows the Public Health instructions on the containment of infected employees as well as for two other colleagues as a preventive measure, but confirms that the other employees have been given the green light to return to work,” reads the TVA press release, in French.
The company did not say how sick the two employees are but wished them a speedy recovery in the press release.
Update: A spokesperson told Cartt.ca both employees are doing well and are isolating themselves at home.
