Video – COVID-19 Update – Sachigo Lake FN – Weagamow Lake FN – March 17th, 2021

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) has been notified that there is a new case of COVID-19 identified in Sachigo Lake First Nation and one new case in Weagamow Lake First Nation. The Individual in Sachigo Lake is isolating safely in the community and the Weagamow Lake case is being assessed.

This brings a total of 13 active COVID-19 cases in Sachigo Lake FN while Weagamow Lake FN has one active case.
Case and contact management continues and the SLFNHA Preventing Infectious Diseases (PID) team will closely monitor the situation.
This reinforces the importance of maintaining the line of defense the communities have worked so hard to maintain. We must continue to remain vigilant in our efforts to keep the virus out of the communities. Avoid unnecessary travel. Keep to a single social bubble. Observe public health measures rigorously. Isolate and test returnees on entry and 5- 7 days later.
We continue to emphasize the importance of deciding to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available in your community. We encourage all who are eligible to get vaccinated in the program: Operation Remote Immunity. The vaccine will: protect you, protect your loved ones, slow the spread of the virus, and help end the pandemic.
We continue to encourage adhering to public health measures. This includes: physical distancing, handwashing, wearing masks/face covering in public where physical distancing cannot be maintained, staying in our social bubbles, and avoiding unnecessary travel. We now emphasize the importance of avoiding the 3 Cs: close contact, crowds and closed spaces.
If you have any community member with symptoms that could be caused by COVID-19, please contact your nursing station to be assessed as a matter of urgency.