PBCN dealing with COVID-19 case at Southend
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) has taken several measures since a presumptive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the northern community of Southend, including the closure of schools effective Monday.
Steps include delivering information packages to residents door-to-door, the disinfection of public buildings, and a call-in information program on the local radio station late Saturday afternoon.
The community was notified of the case – a health care worker in their 30s who had returned from recent trips abroad and out of province – via a notice Saturday morning from the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA). NITHA said the community remained at low risk of transmission of the virus.
In a media release Sunday afternoon the PBCN said further radio communications were planned in the coming days.