Northern Satakunta is again in the corona spread phase, restrictions will have to be tightened

The Satakunta Regional Infectious Disease Control Working Group (ATTR) met on February 4.2.2021, XNUMX and concluded that the Rauma region and Northern Satakunta have again entered the corona spread phase.

A total of 28.1 infections have been detected in the North Satakunta Basic Service Municipal Association (PoSa) area between 4.2 January and 30 February, of which 18 in Karvia, Honkajoki 7, Jämijärvi 4, Kankaanpää 1, Pomarkku 0 and Siikainen 0. 134 exposed people have been placed in quarantine. PoSa will in the future report the figures for Honkajoki separately, unlike the National Institute for Health and Welfare, whose statistics include infections in the Honkajoki area in the figures for Kankaanpää.

ATTR recommends that areas in the spread phase further tighten their corona restrictions. The municipal leaders of the North Satakunta region and the management team of the city of Kankaanpää assessed the situation for the entire North Satakunta region at a meeting held on Friday, February 5.2.2021, XNUMX. The meeting received additional instructions from Margit Seppälä, the chief physician responsible for infectious diseases at PoSa.

The corona measures are being expanded mainly in accordance with the ATTR recommendation. The measures will come into effect as soon as possible and will be valid until February 28.2.2021, 12.2.2021. The next situation review will be made on Friday, February XNUMX, XNUMX, when further information will be provided.

This bulletin provides more detailed information about the upcoming changes to the corona measures for the city of Kankaanpää. Other municipalities in the PoSa area will inform about their own detailed measures on their own websites (links at the end of the bulletin).

Changes to previous measures regarding Kankaanpää

Kankaanpää Yhteislyseo upper secondary education will move to distance learning in accordance with the ATTR recommendation. However, essential teaching can be carried out in person, and this is how it will be done for high school graduates. Yhteislyseo will inform students about more detailed instructions.
During the spread phase, it is recommended to close public spaces as widely as possible, while still trying to enable children and young people to do their own hobbies and library lending. In accordance with the recommendation, the City of Kankaanpää will close the facilities of the sports centre (including the swimming pool), the Honkala multi-purpose hall, the city museum and the youth facilities. However, the sports facilities (including the swimming pool) are in limited use for school groups and for children and young people's hobbies, where the maximum number of people is 10 people. The city library, including the Honkajoki library, will once again operate in the form of a limited reserve and pick-up service. The library facilities are otherwise closed.
ATTR recommends that adult leisure activities be suspended in the Rauma and North Satakunta Basic Service Municipal Joint Authority areas, which are in the spread phase. Leisure activities on city premises are closed in Kankaanpää, with the exception of the previously mentioned school activities, leisure activities for children and young people, and training activities separately defined by ATTR (e.g. Finnish Championship level training).

Other current recommendations remain unchanged, including the use of masks, remote working, gathering restrictions, etc.

For more detailed information on the recommendations: Satasairaala: Epidemic control and current regional recommendations

More detailed instructions specific to each municipality can be found on the municipalities' own corona websites.

Municipal residents are also recommended to follow the information from PoSa and Satasairaala on the subject:

Continue to take care of hygiene, get tested immediately if you have symptoms

To limit the spread of the epidemic, the following important measures must still be remembered: wearing a mask, good hand and cough hygiene, safe distances, reducing contact and unnecessary movement. Downloading the Koronavilkku application to your phone is highly recommended.

You should seek a corona test as soon as mild symptoms appear. In Kankaanpää, call PoSa's 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. The flu clinic's sample collection is carried out in Kankaanpää at the basic service center in Tapala, visiting address Ihanakallionkatu 4. The sample collection is carried out separately from other emergency patients.

Corona testing at the Honkajoki, Jämijärvi, Karvia, Pomarkku and Siikainen basic service centres is by appointment and agreement. Always call before coming for the test at tel. 040 652 4340.

You can also perform a symptom assessment on the omaolo.fi service, which provides instructions.