17.02.2021

Pos­si­ble expo­sure sit­u­a­tions relat­ed to the Her­mes coro­n­avirus infection

Kokkola’s ice hock­ey team Her­mes was exposed to the coro­n­avirus dur­ing an out-of-town game in East­ern Fin­land between Feb­ru­ary 12^th and 13^th 2021. The teams were placed in vol­un­tary quar­an­tine due to the pos­si­ble expo­sure and were urged to seek out test­ing. One of the play­ers gave a pos­i­tive test and there­fore the entire team was placed in quar­an­tine in accor­dance with the Com­mu­ni­ca­ble Dis­eases Act.

The infec­tion has pos­si­bly caused coro­n­avirus expo­sure in the fol­low­ing places:

• Sunday 14th of February 2021 between 7 pm and 8 pm: the Friends & Brgrs restaurant in Pietarsaari
• Monday 15th of February 2021 between 11 am and 12 noon: the cafeteria at Centria University of Applied Sciences in Kokkola

There were no close con­tacts dur­ing the meals, but expo­sure to the virus is still possible.

We ask those who have vis­it­ed the places men­tioned above to observe their symp­toms and to seek out coro­n­avirus test­ing early.

Seek out coro­n­avirus test­ing ear­ly and even if you have only very mild symptoms:

• Online by filling out the corona symptom evaluation at the address: https://www.omaolo.fi/?lang=en
• By calling Soite’s corona helpline: 06 828 7499 (open weekdays 8 am to 5 pm and weekends 8 am to 4 pm). Children (for persons younger than 16 who are ill): Soite’s paediatric emergency clinic 06 826 4444 (open around the clock 24/7) If you require urgent care, call Soite's common emergency clinic (i.e. yhteispäivystys/samjouren), phone 116 117.