coronavirus has prompted a southern Alberta First Nation to shut down its schools and administrative offices.Early Tuesday morning, Tsuut’ina Nation posted a notice on social media confirming “a COVID-19 infection” following a recent community gathering.
Chief and council decided to exceed protocol “to protect Nation citizens.” How decolonizing public health has helped Indigenous communities control COVID-19 Schools and admin offices on the First Nation will be closed until further notice.
Contact tracing is underway, according to a Facebook post, and the chief and council are encouraging community members to get tested.According to the nation’s website, there was one confirmed case of COVID-19 in the community as of Oct.