The Village of Alert Bay has declared a state of emergency due to a COVID-19 cluster outbreak.

After last weekB次元官网网址檚 announcement that Alert Bay Mayor Dennis Buchanan had tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, which was the first publicly confirmed case in the Northern Vancouver Island area, more cases of COVID-19 in the Village of Alert Bay have come to light and forced the local governments on Cormorant Island to take strict action to combat the spread of the outbreak.

B次元官网网址淥n April 18, 2020, the Village of Alert Bay declared a Local State of Emergency due to the existing COVID19 pandemic cluster on Cormorant Island,B次元官网网址� stated a news release from the Village of Alert Bay. B次元官网网址淭he Village is working with B次元官网网址楴amgis First Nation and the Whe-La-La-U Area Council within the Emergency Operations Centre to introduce measures to curtail the transmission of COVID19 on Cormorant Island.B次元官网网址�

The Village of Alert Bay, the B次元官网网址楴amgis First Nation, and the Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society, who all reside on Cormorant Island, issued another news release stating that B次元官网网址淚n response to the reality of positive COVID-19 cases on our island, we need to take additional measures to control the spread of the virus to protect everyone. We are also working together to put in place additional supports, such as spaces where an infected person can safely isolate.B次元官网网址�

The release stated there will be a curfew put in place from 9:30 P.M. to 6:00 A.M.

B次元官网网址淵ou will hear an alarm at 9:00 to give you time to return to your home,B次元官网网址� noted the release.

Also, the release added that it is B次元官网网址渧ery important that Cormorant Island residents do not contribute to the spread of this virus, or be exposed to the virus, off-island. We are working with Public Health officials and relevant Provincial agencies on measures to reinforce the importance of only leaving or coming to this island for essential reasons.B次元官网网址�

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