COMMUNITY BULLETIN – Travel Between Communities – February 17, 2021

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February 17, 2021 

Xaayda laas, this bulletin is to notify Haida citizens and citizens of Haida Gwaii that COVID-19 positive cases are increasing on the Islands at this time. As a result of these increasing numbers, the movement of people between communities is limited to essential travel only.

The COVID-19 virus is highly contagious and is easily transmitted. It can spread in the following ways:

  • Direct contact: talking, laughing (in close contact), sharing food, cigarettes, drinks, hugging and kissing, and ride sharing
  • Indirect contact: when you touch a surface contaminated with the virus and then you touch your face (mouth, eyes or nose)

 

To reduce the transmission of COVID-19:

  • Pull back your social circle to include only people you live with
  • Physically distance (a minimum 2 metres / 6 feet)
  • Wear a mask
  • Wash your hands often
  • Stay home, especially if you have symptoms
  • Do not share rides in vehicles
  • Do not eat / share a meal with someone outside your immediate household

 

IF YOU START TO FEEL SICK AND HAVE THE SYMPTOMS, HOWEVER MILD, call the Northern COVID-19 line: 1-844-645-7811. They will arrange for you to go to the hospital to get a test. Symptoms include:

 

·      Fever

·      Chills

·      Cough

·      Loss of sense of smell

·      Loss of sense of taste

·      Difficulty breathing

·      Sore throat

·      Loss of appetite

 

·      Extreme fatigue or tiredness

·      Headache

·      Body ache

·      Puking or diarrhea

 

You can also call the CDC nurses in HlGaagilda Skidegate and Gaw Tlagee Old Massett:

  • Shauna Smith, CDC OMVC: 250-626-3911 or 250-922-4488
  • Heather Barnes, CDC Skidegate: 250-559-4610 or 778-361-0182

 

Kil láa kind words

 

Haw’aa • haawa to the good people who are self-reporting and helping our communities stay safe.

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