The Satakunta Regional Infectious Disease Control Working Group (ATTR) met on January 7.1.2021, 0 and stated that Satakunta is still in the acceleration phase, but is approaching the base phase. No infections have been detected in the North Satakunta Primary Service Municipal Association (PoSa) area during the previous review period, which means that the reference number is XNUMX.
The city's management team and PoSa's chief physician responsible for infectious diseases, Margit Seppälä, assessed the situation in Kankaanpää at a meeting held on Friday, January 8.1. As the situation is improving, there are no longer grounds to maintain extensive restrictions. Services will be opened, following safety distances, hygiene measures, etc. instructions, and with some restrictions on operations, starting Monday, January 11.1.2021, XNUMX.
The new operating instructions are valid until January 31.1.2021, 22.1.2021. An interim assessment for the city will be made on January XNUMX, XNUMX.
Early childhood education and basic education will continue as normal, upper secondary school will also be available for distance learning.
Early childhood education units will continue to operate as normal. Staff will wear masks or visors. Guardians are recommended to wear masks when bringing in and picking up children.
Basic education in schools will continue as normal in face-to-face teaching. 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.
Upper secondary education will also return to face-to-face teaching. Upper secondary school students are recommended to wear masks and will also receive masks directly from the school.
Public facilities and services will be opened to limited use
The city's facilities and services will be opened to a limited extent from Monday 11.1.2021 January XNUMX, mainly according to normal opening hours. This means that the facilities of the sports centre, the Honkala community centre, the city library including the Honkajoki library, the city museum and the youth facilities will be available to the residents again. The services of the Solmu activity centre will also be opened.
All facilities will be reopened in a controlled and safe manner. The number of people in the facilities at one time will be limited to half of normal, and hygiene recommendations and safety distances must be observed when using the facilities. Some services, such as the saunas in the swimming pool, will not be launched at this stage.
Customer service situations are handled briefly and with safety distances in mind. Visitor numbers are monitored and care is taken to ensure that the premises are not overcrowded. Visitors to the premises must follow hygiene and safety distance instructions and must not enter the premises if they are sick.
Hobby activities can also continue to a limited extent.
In adult leisure activities, it is recommended that leisure activities be carried out remotely. If the use of masks, safety distances and hygiene instructions can be effectively ensured, group leisure activities can also be carried out indoors in groups of up to 10 people. Precautions must be taken during the activity, dressing and moving into the premises. Private operators are also recommended to follow the recommendations.
Contact sports, choir singing, and the use of wind instruments are not recommended.
Children and young people's recreational activities can continue for those under 20 years of age with the following restrictions:
- Competitions, matches or series for under-20s held in indoor sports facilities will continue to be suspended.
- Training in shifts reserved for activities for those under 20 years of age must be carried out with safe distances and without close contact, strictly following the instructions of THL and OKM on hygiene recommendations and safe distances. This means refraining from close contact in all training. Outdoor conditions can be utilized for training.
- Parents must wear a mask when picking up their children, avoiding contact.
Sports events and competitions that cross the borders of Satakunta should not be organised. The recommendation applies to indoor and outdoor sports and individual and team sports events for all ages.
The recommendation for recreational activities does not apply to national team activities in individual or team sports, Finnish Championship and Division I level competition and training activities, and professional training aimed at reaching the international peak.
Doing business at city offices
Teleworking is recommended to be increased in Satakunta in accordance with the Government guidelines, and city staff will also continue to work remotely where possible.
It is recommended that you contact city employees by phone and email. The doors of city offices, including City Hall, are closed.
Events and other gatherings
According to the guidelines issued by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare on 16.12.2020 December 20, public events and general meetings with a maximum of 23.1.2021 people can be organised indoors and in regionally restricted outdoor spaces, provided that safety can be ensured by following the guidelines of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Education and Culture on hygiene recommendations and safety distances. The regulation is currently valid until XNUMX January XNUMX.
The city will continue to organize market days as usual, taking into account safety distances, the use of masks and other hygiene instructions. Other possible events and gatherings in the city will be organized remotely, if possible.
Regarding private events, it is recommended that no more than 10 people attend or participate in private events held indoors. It is also recommended that no more than 5 members of the same work community attend the same leisure event. A mouth-nose cover should also be worn at private events if it is not possible to maintain a safe distance.
Other recommendations
The regional infectious disease control working group strongly recommends the widespread use of face masks throughout Satakunta, in accordance with the recommendation of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare during the acceleration phase.
Regarding travel, the recommendation is to avoid unnecessary travel to areas in the spread phase.
Continue to take care of hygiene, get tested immediately if you have symptoms
The city also reminds people of other key measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus: wearing a mask, good hand and cough hygiene, maintaining 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 on tel. 02 577 3265, where you can get the 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, and from 11.1.2021 January 9 Sat-Sun 13 am-XNUMX pm. You can also make a symptom assessment on the omaolo.fi service, where you can get 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]
Margit Seppälä, Chief Physician, North Satakunta Joint Municipal Authority for Basic Services
044 577 3200, [email protected]