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Irving to reopen Halifax Shipyard after extensive COVID-19 testing

Irving's Halifax Shipyard is set to reopen Tuesday after a positive COVID-19 test last week shut down the entire worksite.

Shipbuilder says no tests have come back positive after 1 case last week shut down entire operation

Irving announced a positive COVID-19 case among one of its workers in the assembly and module halls on Feb. 25. (CBC)

Irving's Halifax Shipyard is expected toreopen Tuesday after a positive COVID-19 test last week shut down the entire worksite.

Irving spokesperson Tom Ormsby said work will start again with Tuesday's day shift.

He said Irving carried out comprehensivetesting for COVID-19, and all tests so far have come back negative.

"We wish to thank Nova Scotia Public Health, our employees and our union leadership for a tremendous effort regarding the co-ordination and safe execution of such a large undertaking in such a short time frame," he said in an email Monday.

Ormsbysaid the shipyard will continue to stay vigilant against outbreaks.

About 1,600 people work at the shipyard and many are in the middle of a multibillion-dollar shipbuilding project for the Canadian navy.

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