TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION— Tsuut'ina First Nation is taking steps to ensure nation members stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The nation members, like everybody else, have been very, very good at adhering to the request to stay at home and to physically distance,” Tsuut’ina media contact Gordon Olsen said.
The nation declared a local state of emergency on March 16.
Olsen said testing is being done at provincial locations and no cases have been identified in the nation.
As of Friday (April 24), there have been no cases of COVID-19 confirmed on the nation according to the Tsuut'ina Communications Facebook page.
Olsen noted that there has been some additional assistance provided to those, including elders and those that cannot leave their homes, to ensure they have access groceries and other essentials. Olsen said additional capacity has been provided as well for people with mental health or additional concerns who are receiving assistance.
The nation is working within the provincial public health emergency orders and is working closely to follow orders and add additional supports when necessary for nation members.
An emergency curfew law was launched on Friday (April 25) as an added protection to help ensure the safety and health of nation members.
For now, nation members are following health orders and protocols and waiting for triggers that will allow for easing of easing, now comes down to a waiting game, Olsen said.
“It’s been like everywhere else everyone is concerned and therefore adhering,” Olsen.
