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COVID-19 Virus Testing

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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459

Health Administration

Box 210

Atikameg, AB T0G 0C0

Phone: (780)-767-3941

Fax: (780)-767-3900

Attention all Community Members:

Whitefish Lake First Nation #459

If you have been contacted by a nurse to be tested, or have been in contact with a confirmed case. Please call our COVID Line at 780-536-6822 to book an appointment for testing.

If you or your family have one or more of the following symptoms, please isolate safely and book an appointment:

  • Fever

  • Cough

  • Runny Nose

  • Sore Throat

  • Shortness of Breath

  • Diarrhea

*Please Call to 780-536-6822 book an appointment

*Please bring Alberta Health Care number

*Testing will be done 1 person at a time, or 1 child and 1 adult.

Please Contact Tammy @ 780-291-0073 if you need transportation for testing.

Please note that the medical van is cleaned and Sanitized each trip. It is mandatory for all passengers to wear a mask at all times during the trip.

If your symptoms worsen, or you have concerns about your health or questions about COVID-19, call Health Link at 811.

Call 911 if you are seriously ill and need immediate medical attention.

Please keep safe,

From the Health Team

Important Phone Numbers

For those who are on isolation and/or are quarantined, and are in need of groceries and supplies; please call 587-938-0777

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Nurse in Charge: 780-291-0395

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Homecare Nurse: 587-920-4249

Alberta's Isolation and Quarantine Requirements

How long you need to isolate for depends on your COVID-19 immunization status:

 

For Fully-Immunized People

If you are COVID-19 positive or have core COVID-19 symptoms and are fully immunized against COVID-19 you must follow the isolation directions below.

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NOTE: Fully immunized means you are immunized with two doses in a two-dose vaccine series or one dose of the Janssen vaccine, and it has been at least 14 days since your last dose.

  • You are legally required to stay home and isolate for at least 5 days from when you first started having symptoms of COVID-19 or had your positive test (if you never had symptoms). You must keep isolating until your symptoms have improved and you have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.

    • You are the best person to decide if your symptoms are improving. An improvement in symptoms means that you are feeling better than you did in the previous days and you have no new COVID-19 symptoms.

    • Some symptoms may continue after you're no longer able to spread the virus to others. If you still have a cough, loss of sense of taste or smell, or fatigue that is not getting worse after 5 days of isolation, you do not need to keep staying home.

    • After this time, you must wear a mask in public places when unable to maintain a two meter distance from others, until 10 days have passed from when your symptoms began or you tested positive.

 

For People Not Fully Immunized

If you are COVID-19 positive OR have core COVID-19 symptoms and are NOT fully immunized against COVID-19, you must follow the isolation directions below.

NOTE:Fully immunized means you are immunized with two doses in a two-dose vaccine series or one dose of the Janssen vaccine, and it has been at least 14 days since your last dose.

  • You are legally required to stay home and isolate for at least 10 days from when you first started having symptoms of COVID-19 OR had your positive test (if you never had symptoms).

    • You must keep isolating until your symptoms have improved and you have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.

    • You are the best person to decide if your symptoms are improving. An improvement in symptoms means that you are feeling better than you did in the previous days and you have no new COVID-19 symptoms.

    • Some symptoms may continue after you are no longer able to spread the virus to others. If cough, loss of sense of taste or smell, or fatigue that is not getting worse after 10 days of isolation, you do not need to keep staying home.

 

If you test negative* on a COVID-19 test and continue to have symptoms, you should still stay home and away from others until your symptoms resolve.

If you have any other non core symptoms of COVID-19, you are strongly advised to stay home. Complete the COVID-19 assessment tool to find out if you should be tested for COVID-19 and for more information.

 

*See Rapid Testing at Home for what to do and isolation instructions following a rapid test.

Regardless of immunization status, if you were hospitalized for COVID-19 and were told by your doctor to isolate for longer than the required isolation period outlined above, you should follow their instructions.

 

Learn more about Alberta's provincial isolation and quarantine requirements.

Learn more about identifying and advising your close contacts on how to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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HOW TO DO A HOME RAPID TEST: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWPa39AuFkY&ab_channel=RapidResponse

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