The Nain Youth Outreach Worker held a scavenger hunt for the youth aged 13 to 30 years around the community.

We spoke with Kim Oliver who is the Youth Outreach worker in Nain.

The hunt was to get the youth’s mind off the COVID-19 virus and to have something to do since all recreation activities have been suspended.

Oliver says there was a total of 4 youth who participated in the Hunt and did a good job on the search.

The youth was able to participate to hunt items that was in their household or from outside locations.

Once they had the items, they would take a picture and post them on the Nain Youth Outreach page on facebook.

The youth had to take a picture of items that was round, something made of plastic, something green, something that starts with “H”, something old, something you can play with, something used outdoors, a spruce bud, a rock, a twig, a gas can, a spark plug, a piece of freshwater ice, snowshoes, a snowball, a feather, skates, a selfie by the dock and a their favourite book.

Oliver would like to add that she is looking for a great picture to use as a cover photo on the Facebook page.

So, if there is anyone who would like to submit their picture, you can post it on the Nain Youth Outreach by Friday, March 27th.

Oliver will then do a draw and the winner will receive a $25 Northern gift card.

Oliver would like to remind our audience that the Youth Centre is only used for emergencies.

The Nunatsiavut Government would like to advise the public that they currently have a unit in the 6plex in Nain that is available for seniors aged 55 and up.

The deadline for applications is today, Wednesday, March 25th, 2020.

Application forms are available from the Community Liaison Office at the NG in Nain or the DHSD office.

You may also contact Michelle Kinney who is the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development at 896-5306 or contact her by email at michelle.kinney@nunatsiavut.com.

Patients with urgent and emergent medical imaging appointments, such as X-ray, CT and MRI appointments, will be contacted by Eastern Health to confirm their appointment.

Only patients who have received confirmation of their appointment from Eastern Health should proceed to their appointment.

All other patients will be contacted at a later date to have their appointments rescheduled.

Patients who are unsure if an appointment is proceeding, cancelled or being rescheduled are advised to call the temporary hospital appointments line at (709) 752-4500, or toll-free at 1-833-752-4500, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

We remind all patients entering our facilities to practice social distancing and to limit movement throughout the building. Patients should proceed directly to their appointments, and once their appointment is completed, they should proceed directly to exit the facility.

For more information on COVID-19, please visit the Provincial Department of Health and Community Services website at: https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/.

For updates pertaining to Eastern Health’s ongoing services, please visit Eastern Health’s Facebook page and Twitter feed. General contact information is available at: www.easternhealth.ca/contactus.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the province has jumped to 35.

Eleven new presumptive positive cases have been identified since yesterday, all in the Eastern Health region.

All new cases, says Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, are related to travel and what she calls a “cluster” of previously identified cases. Contact tracing continues.

1,131 people in NL have been tested so far, 1,096 of which have come back negative.

“You are threatening the lives of others” says Premier Dwight Ball if you do not abide by the rules of self-isolation and social distancing.

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald is now ordering the closure of all private health clinics with the exception of physicians and nurse practitioner clinics and is asking that other health care professionals like optometrists, dentists and psychologists follow suit.

If you are well, and unless absolutely necessary, Dr, Fitzgerald says, stay home and all but essential workers must stay home.

For those who are sick. Stay home.

Story Courtesy of VOCM.

The COVID-19 began in the beginning of January 2020.

We spoke with Joann Pye who is the Public Health Nurse and Megan Hudson who is the TB Public Health Nurse.

They says that elders and people with medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertensions are at higher risk for complications and for more severe illness.

Click here to hear more information about the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you’ve been on a walk in your town this week, you may have noticed there are teddy bears and pictures of rainbows in the front windows of some homes.

If you’re wondering why that is, there’s a very good explanation.

Parents are spreading the word over social media, asking people to place stuffed bears and rainbows in the windows to create a social-distancing-approved scavenger hunt.

The teddy bears idea was inspired by a popular book and song for preschoolers called “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.”

Some parents have said the rainbow scavenger hunt is a good reminder for kids and adults to look for the good in the world at a time of uncertainty and worry.

So while you’re out for a ride or a walk, look for the teddy bears or rainbows and let your kids count how many they find.

The Nain Inuit Community Government would like to make residents aware that people who choose not to follow Provincial Guidelines in relation to self-isolation and social distancing can be reported.

Report forms are available at www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.

The only people who should be in your home are the people who live in your home.

There should not be any birthday parties or birthday meals that include people from outside your home, no drinking parties, no card games, no visits.

There should be no sleepovers or playdates with children from other homes even if they are part of your family.

We understand that these are very trying times but everyone must do their part to decrease the spread of COVID-19.

Please stay healthy and stay safe.

What might be the first community transmission of COVID-19 is having a major impact on mail delivery.

A postal worker from Canada Post has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after attending the funeral of a family member early last week at Caul’s Funeral Home.

Chief shop steward for postal services, Craig Dyer, says the unidentified worker was likely infected by another person at the funeral and worked for several days before testing positive.

He says the situation has affected mail delivery across the island.

The Kenmount Road location, which processes the mail for Newfoundland and Labrador, will be shut down until at least 3:00 p.m. tomorrow but Dyer says new information is coming almost every hour.

Story courtesy of VOCM

The number of confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador has more than doubled in the last 24 hours, with the province’s chief medical officer of health announcing 15 new presumptive cases on Monday afternoon.

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said Monday afternoon that of the new presumptive cases, one is in the Central Health region, while the remaining 14 are in the Eastern Health region.

There are now 24 confirmed or presumptive cases in the province.

Four have been confirmed, with the remainder presumptive.

Fitzgerald said eight of the cases in the Eastern region are linked to a previous case, two are travel-related and all other cases are still under investigation.

Public health officials have initiated contact tracing.

OKâlaKatiget Radio contacted all the angajukKât along the North Coast to see what their plans are for their community members and staff for safety precautions.

Yesterday we aired angajukKâk of Nain, Joe Dicker and angajukKâk Marjorie Flowers of Hopedale.

They informed their residents about what their community governments are doing to help their community members about this virus.

We also spoke with angajukKâk Charlotte Wolfrey of Rigolet angajukKâk Glen Sheppard of Postville and Barry Andersen, angajukKâk of Makkovik.

To hear what their Inuit Community Governments are doing to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

Click here to find out what Wolfrey, Sheppard and Andersen has to say to inform their residents in their communities.