A First Nation east of Calgary has ordered a curfew to be put in place as a result of a spike in suspected COVID-19 cases.
Chief Ouray Crowfoot of the Siksika First Nation made the announcement Friday following a meeting with his council members about the outbreak.
"Based on the information, council has decided to institute a temporary curfew on the nation," Chief Crowfoot said in his statement."The goal of this curfew is to help control the spread of this virus," Crowfoot continued. "Should you need to be out past this curfew for work or other reasons, we can address these on an as needed basis."Earlier this week, officials on the First Nationinto possible COVID-19 cases. Just five days earlier, there were 58 investigations.
By Friday, the nation said there are 317 active investigations ongoing. There are currently 10 active cases of the illness and almost 100 individuals or households both on and off the reserve are under isolation orders.-10 active cases are currently in Siksika Nation;-90 individuals or households are on isolation, 9 outside Siksika.
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