{"id":12623,"date":"2020-04-22T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=12623"},"modified":"2020-05-20T18:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T22:58:19","slug":"the-virus-doesnt-move-people-move-the-virus-la-loche-mayor-says-area-dealing-with-12-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/the-virus-doesnt-move-people-move-the-virus-la-loche-mayor-says-area-dealing-with-12-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The virus doesn’t move, people move the virus:’ La Loche mayor says area dealing with 12 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The northern community of La Loche has grappled with positive cases of COVID-19, but is working to contain the area outbreak.<\/p>\n

In an interview Wednesday with Saskatchewan Afternoon\u2019s David Kirton, La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre said there are nine positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. Two of those cases are at the long-term care home in La Loche.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Clear Water Dene Nation, which neighbours La Loche, had three positive cases according to St. Pierre.<\/p>\n

He says everyone is doing their part with social distancing, and they are anticipating the containment of COVID-19 within the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all contact tracing, they found the route of it, and they\u2019ve made all the testing and (have) come back,\u201d St. Pierre told Kirton.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just hoping that we can get through this little spell here without any more positives returning. People are still being tested because people have been in contact with each other and we\u2019re just hoping that it\u2019s being contained.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Pierre explained that he knew the community had a problem following the first positive case of COVID-19, but they weren\u2019t blind to the growing risk of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve anticipated this from the last two months with all the news broadcasts going on around the world. We know this is a very serious situation that we\u2019re faced with, and especially when you live in the north, such as our community. (It\u2019s) a close-knit community.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Pierre says the La Loche Community Health Centre has transitioned to a COVID-19 testing and assessment centre. He said the fear and anxiety within the community is on an increase because of the outbreak.<\/p>\n

He said he is interested to see what Premier Scott Moe has to say within the next 24 hours, including the plans to Re-Open Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe north is starting to have increases in COVID-19, yet the province is ready to open up certain things,\u201d St. Pierre said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe supported the province when they went through this. Now that we\u2019re getting hit, it\u2019s just like \u2018okay, the north is hit, let\u2019s carry on.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the process within the community, St. Pierre says he has been fielding many calls but did offer a reminder for all those dealing with COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe virus doesn\u2019t move, people move the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says health care professionals who were exposed to COVID-19 are currently self-isolating, and they are taking the precautions to ensure the community stays safe.<\/p>\n

He added that the tests that have come back for the health care professionals have been negative, and said those results were a \u201cblessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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