Soite’s Coronavirus Site
Follow this advice if you have symptoms of the coronavirus
If you have even just mild symptoms that fit the coronavirus, stay at home and call us!
Call us and a professional in Soite will assess your need of care. If needed, we will ask you to come to our unit and for a coronavirus test. If you have mild symptoms, it is safe to remain at home and to follow the advice on self-care.
Assess your symptoms in the Omaolo-service.
If you suspect that you have a corona-virus infection, do not come to Soite's units - instead call us first:
Soites helpline on coronavirus:
06 828 7499
Open every day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Other times, call Soite’s
on-call services
Adults, over 16-year-olds who are ill:
Soite's common emergency clinic (yhteispäivystys)
phone 06 826 4500
outside of office hours
Under 16-year-olds who are ill:
Soite's paediatric emergency clinic (lasten päivystys)
phone 06 826 4444
Open 24/7
The national telephone service and chat give advice on
coronavirus
0295 535 535. Read more
Help in the coronavirus situation:
Helpline for psychological first aid
06 828 7288
Open during weekdays Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Advice for the elderly
06 828 7288
Open during weekdays Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On the same number, advice is offered the elderly. Persons who are over 70 years old can call the number if they have questions about the coronavirus situation.
Links
Soite’s Coronavirus Site
News
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22.06.2020
Updates about the corona situation only as needed
From now on we will be informing about the corona situation only as needed, if the situational picture changes, i.e. we willcease to publish regular updates.
Information
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29.06.2020
Changed phone hours for Soite’s coronavirus helpline
The phone hours for Soite’s coronavirus helpline number 06 828 7499 changes starting from Monday 29th of June 2020. New phone hours are 8 am to 4 pm every day.
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25.06.2020
Changes in opening hours in Soite due to the coronavirus epidemic
Since the corona virus situation is fairly calm in the region at the moment, we have lifted the visiting bans and most our services funtion normally.
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22.06.2020
Restricted visits at Soite’s enhanced round-the-clock care units allowed
Restricted visits at Soite’s enhanced round-the-clock care units are allowed starting from Tuesday 23.6.2020.
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17.06.2020
Visiting restrictions instead of a ban in central hospital and general medical departments
The ban on visitors is in the process of being lifted at Soite’s units. The central hospital and general medical departments in Kokkola, Tunkkari och Kannus will instead apply restrictions on visiting.
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12.06.2020
Soite will lift all restrictions concerning the presence of support persons during childbirths
The support person may be present during vaginal births and C-sections, inducing of labor and postnatal care, so long as the support person does not have symptoms of an infectious disease.