The Finance Minister has been asked to self-monitor and get a COVID test after spending time at the Holiday Inn in Deer Lake.

The hotel is linked to the province’s most recent case of COVID-19 – a health care worker who was travelling from Saskatchewan to Happy Valley-Goose Bay via Deer Lake.

Siobhan Coady, who presented her first budget in the House of Assembly today, spoke with reporters from all local media outlets in the budget lock-in before heading to the legislature.

The Department of Finance says the minister does not have to self-isolate, but is being asked to get a test.

The department says she is showing no symptoms and the risk to the public is low.

Finance Minister Siobhan Coady has been asked to self-monitor and get a COVID test after spending time at the Holiday Inn in Deer Lake on Sept 21st. The hotel is part of a health advisory after a person travelling from Saskatchewan to HV-GB recently tested positive.

— Linda Swain (@LindaSwainVOCM) September 30, 2020