TNG: March 31, 2020 – COVID-19 Update #9
Press Release
March 31, 2020
Our continued response COVID-19:
TNG remains committed to keeping our employees and the communities we serve safe.
Therefore, we are sharing the following information.
Confirmed Cases:
As of March 31, 2020, there are no confirmed cases in Williams Lake or the Tŝilhqot’in communities. However, Interior Health reported a confirmed case at the Subway restaurant in Cache Creek. People who visited the Subway restaurant from March 25-27 are being asked to self-isolate. For more information, please refer to the press release issued by Interior Health:
https://bit.ly/2yp23Zr
Total new cases: 43
Total cases in BC: 1,013
Total cases in Interior Health region: 107
Total cases in Northern Health region: 15
Total recoveries: 507
Total deaths: 24
Declared State of Emergency:
Today, TNG declared a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We are taking this precaution to protect elders and other members from the spread of COVID-19.
As part of the emergency response, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation has closed access to all six Tŝilhqot’in communities to visitors: Tl’etinqox (Anaham), Yuneŝit’in, Tŝideldel, Tl’esqox (Toosey), ʔEsdilagh and Xeni Gwet’in (Nemiah Valley). These communities are closed to all visitors except caregivers, medical and emergency personnel and essential services.
Please check in with each community as they each have their own specific exemptions and restrictions regarding the closure.
Please note that TNG’s order closing the Tŝilhqot’in communities to visitors is NOT a closure of Highway 20. Highway 20 remains open.
To view the media release that was sent out this morning regarding the State of Emergency and community access closure please visit our website athttp://www.tsilhqotin.ca/News-Media/Media-Releases.
BC Premier John Horgan Address:
BC Premier John Horgan will make a televised public address at 6:15 pm tonight on the current COVID-19 situation in the province.
TNG is here for you:
TNG remains operational, a source of information and a point of contact for communities. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to our staff via telephone or email.
TNG office telephone numbers:
TNG Downtown Office: (250) 392-3918
TNG Lakeside Office: (250) 267-3270
TNG Health Office: (250) 398-8575
TNG Language & Radio Office: (778)-412-1112
Resources to stay up-to-date include:
Tŝilhqot’in National Government – Emergency Page
Government of Canada – Public Health
Government of BC – Health Link BC
First Nations Health Authority
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