Positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Cobourg’s Transition House shelter staff, clients

 Transition Home shelter in Cobourg is working with Northumberland County and the native well being unit to handle an outbreak of COVID-19 within the shelter system.

There have been two optimistic circumstances of COVID-19 recognized amongst three Transition Home workers and two shoppers. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Well being Unit (HKPRDHU) has confirmed the outbreak primarily based on ministry steering of two or extra optimistic circumstances, inside a 14-day interval, which are epidemiologically linked to a selected shelter setting.

 Affected workers members are at house self-isolating, and all shoppers who've examined optimistic are recovering in devoted isolation areas, Transition Home acknowledged in a information launch.

 “We're working carefully with our system companions to make sure outbreak administration protocols are in place to cut back the unfold of this virus and shield system capability,” stated Anne Newman, Transition Home shelter govt director.

 “As well as, we proceed with day by day fast testing of all shoppers and workers together with any new shoppers getting into the shelter, together with twice-daily energetic screening for signs, as a part of a complete an infection prevention and management program. Any shopper who exhibits signs or assessments optimistic is instantly moved into isolation for the restoration interval.”

 An infection prevention measures are in place to make sure continued shelter and in a single day warming room companies are nonetheless accessible for group members in want with co-ordinated entry by means of the 10 Chapel St. location, companions famous.

 Transition Home stated measures in place on the shelter because the early days of the pandemic embody:

-Obligatory use of full private protecting tools by workers

-Obligatory masks coverage for shoppers besides when consuming and sleeping

-Enhanced environmental cleansing protocols

-Strict adherence to thorough hand hygiene practices

-Periodic on-site vaccination clinics for shoppers in collaboration with native well being-care companions. 

 “Homelessness system companions have taken important steps all through the pandemic to make sure workers and shopper security whereas sustaining dignified and supportive shelter companies for folks experiencing homelessness in our group,” Newman stated.   

 “With intermittent gaps in workers resourcing creating pressures for in a single day warming room service supply, we lately quickly consolidated shelter and warming room companies at Transition Home, making certain ongoing service provision. By working with our counterparts at HKPRDHU to make sure rigorous an infection prevention and management measures on-site, each shelter and in a single day warming room companies proceed to be out there to group members in want, with co-ordinated entry through the ten Chapel St. location.”

 Group members in want of emergency shelter or in a single day warming room companies can go to Transition Home or name 905-376-9562 for extra data.