HPPH Alerts of Testing Limitation and Urges Anyone to Isolate if Sick

The Huron Perth Public Health Unit advised residents today that due to the Omicron variant surging across the Provice and testing and contact tracing reaching it’s capacity they urge all residents to isolate immediately if they are ill with Covid-19 symptoms.

There are 229 active cases in Huron-Perth as of December 24th.

HPPH advises that they don’t provide PCR or rapid antigen tests. The Province and local testing partners are working hard to increase the availability of PCR and rapid antigen tests however availability is currently very limited. They add that due to this people need to make the decision on what to do without being tested.

Dr. Miriam Klassen, Medical Officer of Health for Huron Perth says that the most important thing to do if you are ill is to stay home and isolate and tell everyone you live with to isolate.