Onion Lake Cree Nation advises of COVID-19 exposure at funerals
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The Onion Lake Cree Nation Health Clinic is advising people that attended some funerals in the area that they have been exposed to COVID-19.
Indigenous Services Canada public health officials say the funerals were at the Onion Lake Hall from January 6th-8th and January 9th to 11th. Public health says that anyone who attended needs to self-isolate for 14 days starting from the date they attended.
They should be watching for symptoms of COVID-19, and they can arrange to test for COVID-19 whether these develop or not.
Surge of COVID-19 cases in Onion Lake prompts public safety announcement from regional medical health officer
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As more positive COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Onion Lake Cree Nation, the national health officer for First Nations in the region is reminding residents to follow public health guidelines to prevent the virus from spreading further in the community.
Dr. Ibrahim Khan, Chief Medical Health Officer for Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in Saskatchewan, was invited to speak to residents about the current situation and what they can do to protect themselves and others in the community.