Stay alert, stay safe, stay and respectful,” the leaders said.
Some First Nations in Manitoba are strengthening for the new coronavirus following COVID-19’s concern in their communities.
Fisher River, Peguis and Jackhead in Manitoba were among them after three other people tested positive.
“Stay alert, stay safe, stay respectful,” said David Crate, chief of Fisher River.
“As a community, we’re going to do this together. “
Crate stated that patients stayed away for 14 days and were monitored by nurses as the network expanded tests to perceive the first cases of COVID-19 in a First Nation of Manitoba.
Fisher River has a proven case and it is suspected that two are near Peguis.
A provincial medical team is underway for members of the 3 neighboring First Nations, Crate added, with “rapid COVID-19 tests” for those known as close contacts, who have symptoms.
Fisher River, 220 km north of Winnipeg, closed its gaming center for thorough cleaning.
“We believe that, as a network, we can succeed over this and inspire everyone to continue to stick to security protocols,” intermediate game director Barry Wilson said in an online message.
The band’s workplace also closed and disinfected, Crate said.
Have everyone wear a mask in public and practice physical distance.
Patients are thought to connect with others and be exposed to the virus in Winnipeg in early September.
But the leader warned members of the organization to speculate about his identity online.
He said the positive effects were known until the end of last week, so the start of the school year at Fisher River was postponed until September 28.
The Fisher River Play Center has been closed until additional notice and all visits to the Ochekwi-Sipi Cree Nation Personal Care Home have been suspended.
Glenn Hudson, peguis’ director, said his network had been preparing for a positive case report for months and was confident he would be treated professionally.
“I know we’ve maintained our network for the last five to six months, without COVID-19,” he said, “but I guess, like any other network or virus, it’s inevitable. “
Hudson revealed that the positive case had led a circle of relatives to leave his home.
“I know that we have had a circle of family members and a long circle of family members who stay in combination in one of those situations. and so the circle of relatives had to leave space and we had to locate other arrangements,” he told APTN News.
“It’s happened twice, I’ll say in this situation, it’s a factor. “
With no hotel or vacant accommodation to accommodate the family circle, Hudson said he was “lucky” that the prolonged circle of family members had mobilized and welcomed them.
According to Aboriginal Services Canada, there were a total of 491 cases of COVID-19 in the First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. Fifty-three of these cases remain active. Nine other people died from the virus.
“There has been an increase in the number of positive cases among other First Nations people living in reserve this week, similar to those seen for the Canadian population in general,” said one member of Aboriginal Services.
“This trend goes in the right direction and serves as a vital reminder of the importance of staying alert at dawn in the fall. We urge everyone to adhere to public fitness measures to reduce COVID-19 cases. “
Lately 138,010 cases of COVID-19 have been shown in Canada. Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia have experienced spikes in cases in recent days. In British Columbia, banquet halls and nightclubs have been shown after more than 400 cases have been shown. Currently, 9,171 others have died.
Worldwide, there are more than 29 million and 925,000 deaths.
Darrell is proud to be a member of Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, graduated from the television program of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton and returns to APTN after completing an internship with us in 2018 and a brief stinging as a journalist in British Columbia, 2019.