At a meeting held today, November 27.11, attended by the leaders of the municipalities of Northern Satakunta, the authorities responsible for infectious diseases in PoSa, and the doctor responsible for infectious diseases in the Satakunta Hospital District, it was determined that Northern Satakunta has entered the spread phase of the coronavirus.
The City of Kankaanpää is implementing the Government's restrictions and recommendations regarding the spread phase, upon the recommendation of the authorities.
The North Satakunta Basic Services Joint Municipal Authority is providing information about the situation. The announcement is also available on the city's website: https://www.kankaanpaa.fi/pohjois-satakunnan-alueella-on-todettu-useita-covid-joukkoaltistumisia-pohjois-satakunta-on-siirtynyt-leviamisvaiheeseen/
– The situation is very serious, and the most important thing now is to limit social situations to a minimum and follow the recommendations of the health authorities. The city's restrictions on activities support this, says the mayor Mika Hatanpää. – By acting quickly, we will hopefully get the situation under control.
The city's measures will take effect immediately and will be in effect for two weeks, i.e. until December 11.12, after which the situation will be reviewed. Any lifting or changes to the measures will be announced separately.
Early childhood education and basic education will continue as normal, masks recommended for middle school students, upper secondary school to be taught remotely
Early childhood education units will continue to operate as normal. Staff will wear masks. Guardians are also recommended to wear masks when bringing in and picking up children.
Basic education in schools will continue as normal. School staff will wear masks. Those on school and school bus transport will be given masks to use on transport. Upper secondary school students are recommended to wear masks. Students will receive masks from the school if necessary.
Kankaanpää Yhteislyseo is switching to distance learning. The autumn graduation party will have to be cancelled. The Music Institute is also switching to distance learning.
City offices will be closed, library will offer book and pick-up service
The City of Kankaanpää is closing the facilities of the sports center, the city library, the city museum and the youth center, and prohibiting outside events and evening and weekend use of city-managed properties.
The city also recommends suspending group hobby activities or organizing them remotely.
The city library will operate a similar reserve and pick-up service as during the spring closure.
Events, gatherings, travel
The city is not organizing its own events, gatherings or functions. According to the authorities, Thursday market days can be organized as long as safety distances and masks are observed.
The authorities recommend that events with more than 10 people should not be organized or attended. The city recommends following this guidance.
It is recommended to avoid all unnecessary travel and movement, both between municipalities and provinces.
Using a mask
The general recommendation to use a face mask still applies to everyone over the age of 15. The city urges everyone to follow the mask recommendation and wear a mask in all indoor spaces. The city recommends that businesses and other operators in the area inform about the mask recommendation in their premises, for example by means of information leaflets. Ready-made printable posters can be downloaded, for example, from the material bank on the THL website.
PoSa distributes disposable mouth and nose masks to the needy at the Kankaanpää Wellbeing Center (Torikatu 4).
Teleworking recommendation and services at other city offices
City staff will follow the national teleworking recommendation for public sectors wherever possible and urge the private sector to also follow the teleworking recommendation.
It is recommended that you contact city employees by phone and email. The doors of city offices, including City Hall, are closed.
Prevent the spread of the virus, seek testing immediately if you have symptoms
The city continues to remind people of other key measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus: good hand and cough hygiene, safe distances, reducing contact and unnecessary movement. It is highly recommended to download the Koronavilkku application to your phone.
You should seek a corona test as soon as mild symptoms appear. In Kankaanpää, call the PoSa flu clinic immediately at tel. 02 577 3265, where you will receive a sample collection time and arrival instructions. The flu clinic's telephone advice is open Mon-Fri 8 am-16 pm and Sat-Sun 9 am-15 pm. You can also make a symptom assessment on the omaolo.fi service, where you will receive instructions.
Monitoring the situation
The city's management team is monitoring the development of the situation and is in constant contact with the health authorities. If necessary, we will react quickly in accordance with the instructions given by the authorities.
The city recommends following the information from the North Satakunta Basic Services Municipal Association and Satasairaala on the subject:
www.eposa.fi/category/korona/
www.satasairaala.fi/koronavirus-covid-19
The city collects information related to its own measures on the information page:
www.kangaanpaa.fi/korona/
Additional information
Mika Hatanpää, Mayor, City of Kankaanpää
044 577 2210, [email protected]