More Safety Equipment is on the Way for Kahnawake’s Front Line Workers
Written by Paul Graif on 30 March 2020
“Good news! We managed to secure a significant shipment of masks, gloves and protective shields and the equiment that our front line workers need. A shipment is on its way,” said Lloyd Phillips, Kahnawake’s Director of Public Safety.
Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) says just under 50 people have gone through the Kahnawake testing site in the first day and a half.
However, there was an issue with five of those tests that were brought to the lab at Anna Laberge Hospital in Chateauguay. Westaway said five of the vials that held the swab tests were defective. So those people will be receiving a call and have to return tomorrow for a second test at the site adjacent to the KMHC.
Westaway said that if you are not mobile enough to drive alone to the testing site, call 450-638-3930 Ext. 2296 or Ext. 2275 and let them know. She says they are looking at other measures to get the testing that people require.
Westaway addressed those who have recently emerged from a 14-day self-quarantine and are wondering what that means for them? “It still means you should stay home as much as possible,” she said. “If you have to go out for essentials, you can, but you need to maintain the usual physical distancing, along with hand washing, and removing your clothes when you return home and washing them.”
Phillips said that while Quebec’s positive tests for Covid-19 continue to grow, they aren’t skyrocketing at the moment. However, he and Westaway urged people to continue physical distancing and to take all precautions.
“We will only know next week if we had an impact on flattening the curve in Quebec so we still have a ways to go,” she said.
Dr Annick Gauthier will return this Friday to answer general medical questions on Kahnawake 911. Those questions can be submitted on-line at: Questions@mck.ca
