15.10.2020

Two new coro­n­avirus infec­tions have been con­firmed in Soite’s area

Two new coro­n­avirus infec­tions have been con­firmed in Soite’s area. Those that have been exposed to the virus have been con­tact traced and put into quar­an­tine. No patients with COVID-19 are treat­ed at the Cen­tral Ostro­both­nia Cen­tral Hospital.

Over­all, 77 coro­n­avirus infec­tions have now been con­firmed in Cen­tral Ostro­both­nia hos­pi­tal dis­trict dur­ing the whole pandemic.

The recep­tion in Koivuha­ka is closed until the 23rd of October

Soite strength­ens the infec­tion recep­tions by flex­i­bly mov­ing per­son­nel resources. The recep­tion in Koivuha­ka is closed dur­ing week 43 (19 — 23.10). In this way, health care per­son­nel is moved to coro­n­avirus-relat­ed work.

Appoint­ments that have already been giv­en will be trans­ferred to the main health care sta­tion in Kokko­la. Clients will be informed of the changes per­son­al­ly. Tele­phone calls to the health care sta­tion in Koivuha­ka will also be trans­ferred to the main health care sta­tion in Kokko­la dur­ing the closure.

Deci­sions on pos­si­bly con­tin­u­ing the clo­sure are made later.

It is impor­tant to get test­ed even if one only has mild symptoms

We con­tin­ue to rec­om­mend that those who live in Soite’s area con­tact Soite even if they only have mild symp­toms that fit the coro­n­avirus. You can con­tact Soite by fill­ing in the coro­n­avirus symp­tom check­er in the Omaolo ser­vice (omaolo.fi). If your symp­toms require it, your con­tact infor­ma­tion is con­veyed to Soite. Alter­na­tive­ly, you can book a time your­self via Omaolo to the dri­ve-in test­ing site in Kokko­la. The coro­n­avirus helpline is still open on week­days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on week­ends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., phone 06 828 7499.