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Question by: 
Hon Brett Herron
Answered by: 
Hon Alan Winde
Question Number: 
2
Question Body: 

)  (a) what medical protocols are implemented when a person tests positive for the virus, (b) how is the compliance with these protocols monitored by the Province and (c) how does the Province ensures that a person who must be isolated or placed in quarantine is in fact isolated or placed in quarantine;

Answer Body: 

a)        They are phoned and the diagnosis is relayed to them. They are asked for the presence of co-morbidities and other risk factors. They are advised that they need to be isolated and have a daily monitoring of symptoms. If they cannot isolate at home safely they are offered isolation at a public isolation facility.

b)        The people doing the phone calls are  trained volunteers, following a documented script on which they keep records and which are later transcribed into a database. They are in turn overseen by leaders with a public health background.

c)        After noting that someone qualifies for isolation, disaster management is contacted to arrange transport. They in turn book the case in the local government UNITI system which tracks the occupation (and de-occupation) of isolation beds.

Date: 
Friday, May 22, 2020
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