COMMUNITY BULLETIN – Travel Between Communities – February 17, 2021

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:

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.