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 follow the advice on self-care.
Assess your symptoms in the Omaolo-service.
If you suspect you have a coronavirus infection, do not come to Soite's unit - instead call us first.
Adults, over 16-year-old persons who have become ill:
Soite’s helpline on the coronavirus:
06 828 7499
Open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on the weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If urgent care is required, call:
Soite’s
common emergency clinic (yhteispäivystys/samjouren)
06 826 4500
Under 16-year-old persons who have become ill:
Soite’s paediatric emergency clinic (lasten päivystys/barnakuten)
phone 06 826 4444
Open 24/7
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 on the coronavirus
06 828 7288
Open during weekdays Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The number for psychological first aid also offers advice for the elderly on the coronavirus. Persons who are over 70 years old can call the number if they have questions about the coronavirus situation.
Information on the coronavirus by telephone and chat (The Finnish Government)
Links
Soite’s coronavirus site
News
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24.09.2020
Soite’s coronavirus task group informs on the 24th of September 2020
No new coronavirus cases have been confirmed today in Soite’s area. THL has updated its recommendation on the use of face masks today. The recommendation is based on three phases when it comes to the spreading of the coronavirus. Soite is in the basic phase, which means the recommendation on the use of face masks still applies as before. Soite will continue to distribute face masks to low-income persons during weeks 40-41
Information
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25.09.2020
Soite continues to distribute face masks to low-income households
Soite will continue to distribute face masks to low-income citizens during weeks 40-41. The national recommendation is that citizens buy their own face masks. Free masks are intended for low-income citizens who cannot afford masks themselves.
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15.09.2020
No new coronavirus cases have been confirmed at Lestin koulu in Lestijärvi
As a precaution, Soite took coronavirus tests on Monday morning the 14th of September 2020 of all pupils (grades 0-9) and the personnel at Lestin koulu. The test results have now come back and they are all negative. In other words, no new coronavirus cases have been confirmed.
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14.09.2020
The coronavirus processes in Soite are modified: a new drive-in testing site is opened and the results from a coronavirus test can be sent as a text message to the mobile phone
Soite modifies its coronavirus processes this week. A new drive-in testing site is opened in Kokkola and the opening hours for the coronavirus helpline are extended. Furthermore, the coronavirus testing process is improved by making it possible for clients to receive the test results as a text message on their mobile phone.
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04.09.2020
A recommendation on the use of face masks
A recommendation on the use of face masks applies to Central Ostrobothnia, for even though the situation is calm in the area, it is to be expected that there will be occasional coronavirus cases during the autumn. The recommendation on the use of face mask is therefore applied preemptively.
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31.08.2020
The coronavirus application Koronavilkku will be taken into use in Central Ostrobothnia
The Koronavilkku application is taken into use on Monday 31st of August 2020 in the whole of Finland to help trace chains of coronavirus infection. The application makes tracing those who have been exposed to the virus and breaking the chains of infection quicker. Local instructions on how to act if one has been exposed to the virus have been attached to the application.
