Constance Lake First Nation is now under a State of Emergency because of COVID-19.
The First Nation says they don’t have enough resources or medical services to respond to the pandemic.
It’s in effect until April 3rd.
The First Nation’s leadership is forbidding gatherings of more than 50 people, encouraging residents to self-isolate, and discouraging visitors from out of town to stay away unless it is an emergency.
The community of around 1,700 people is located 40 kilometres from Hearst in northeastern Ontario.
There are currently no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Thunder Bay. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is urging you to self-isolate for 14 days if you have been out of the country. Authorities are also urging you to get your news on COVID-19 from credible news sources and that the Health Unit will be confirming any cases which show up in the district.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has implemented restrictions as well. Only one person is allowed to visit any patient at any time and that person must be designated by the patient. Everyone entering the hospital is being screened. There is also an assessment centre set up just outside the hospital’s Emergency Department.
Screening protocols are also taking place at all city-run and private long term care facilities.
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