Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Brenda Lucki says she is self-isolating after exposure to the novel coronavirus.
“I’ve learned that I was recently exposed to someone who tested positive for #COVID19,” she wrote in a tweet Wednesday evening.
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Lucki said she has been tested and is “self-isolating as a precaution,” as she waits for results.
I've learned that I was recently exposed to someone who tested positive for #COVID19. I've been tested and am self-isolating as a precaution, as many Canadians do every day, as I wait for results. I encourage everyone to use the #COVIDAlert app: https://t.co/P31dB7kijb
— CommrRCMPGRC (@CommrRCMPGRC) November 19, 2020
Lucki encouraged the public to use the COVID Alert app, which is available in eight provinces and notifies users if they have been exposed to the virus.
Lucki was named commissioner of the RCMP in March 2018.
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