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COVID-19 Community Update 57


Some Splatsin community members have been exposed to an individual who is COVID-19 positive. It is important to note that this individual does not live in the community nor have they visited our reserves. Splatsin Health Services (SHS) is working closely with Interior Health (IH) as they identify and notify people who the individual has been in contact with This process is known as Contact Tracing. If you have been contacted by a public health nurse and ordered to self-isolate, you must stay home to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Self-isolation means:

  1. STAY HOME inside your bedroom by yourself
  2. FOOD can be brought to your door
  3. DO NOT LEAVE your room except to use the washroom and to walk outside by yourself. This means no shopping, drive-thrus or gas stations
  4. SANITIZE any hard surfaces you touch after use
  5. SICK? Call Splatsin Health Services: (250) 838-9538 on weekdays. After hours, call HealthLink BC and speak to a nurse: 8-1-1
  6. Call 9-1-1 if you: 1) are having difficulties breathing 2) have chest pain 3) a hard time waking up 4) are confused 5) can’t drink anything and/or 6) are feeling much worse

If you have not been ordered to self-isolate, you can still help stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Please do the following:

  • Gather outside and only with people who you live with
  • Keep track of who you are in contact with regularly
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds
  • Wear a face mask and practice physical distancing (6 meters) in public

If you experience flu-like or respiratory symptoms, contact Splatsin Health Services during the week between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at (250) 838-9538. After hours or if you cannot get in touch with Splatsin Health Services, contact HealthLink BC at 811 to speak with a Registered Nurse. If your symptoms are severe, call 911.

If you have a non-medical emergency, call the Senior Executive Advisor, Steve Kulmatycki: (250) 309-2961.

COVID-19 Contacts

  • Splatsin Health Centre: (250) 838-9538
  • HealthLink BC: 8-1-1
  • BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool: here
  • Non-heath information hotline: 1-888-COVID19

COVID-19 Resources

Continue to act like COVID-19 is already in the community as it could be at any time. If you experience flu-like or respiratory symptoms, call Splatsin Health Services at (250) 838-9538. After hours, call HealthLink BC at 811. These updates are published weekly by Splatsin Health Services using the most recent COVID-19 data available.

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