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Possible COVID-19 exposure within the Nass Valley

A suspected exposure of COVID-19 has travelled through the Nass Valley according to Nisga’a health authority. 

The health authority said the case travelled through the valley during the period of August 17 to August 28. 

Anyone who attended the memorial, funeral and/ or the settlement feast at the Gitlaxt’aamiks between August 21 and 25 to contact the NVHA Clinic in their community and to also notify their respective Village Government, Chief Administrative Officer. 

The NVHA has implemented a collaborative pandemic plan which includes:

  • Mandatory 14 days self-isolation for everyone that participated in the services on August 24 and 25
  • Mandatory travel restrictions in and out of the Nisga’a lands (essential travel for non-contact members only)
  • Close monitoring through established NLG checkpoints
  • Drive-up/ walkthrough laboratory testing and contact tracing in each of the community health centres.

Anyone outside of the Nass Valley who attended the events where there was a possible exposure are being told to contact their health authority and identify as a possible contact.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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