{"id":479,"date":"2021-06-08T09:53:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T09:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/?post_type=lsvr_notice&#038;p=479"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:01:21","slug":"update-on-covid-19-outbreak-in-fort-william","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_notice","link":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/?lsvr_notice=update-on-covid-19-outbreak-in-fort-william","title":{"rendered":"Update on COVID-19 outbreak in Fort William 12th June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the last 7 days there have 41 new positive cases in Highland (to 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;June), a fall from the 89 reported last week.&nbsp; This means the latest rate per 100,000 has decreased from 37.7 per 100,000 last week to 17.4 per 100,000 as of 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;June.&nbsp; This still reflects an increase in cases around the Fort William and Aviemore areas but that the number of cases in these communities is falling.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These recent increases do highlight the need to remain vigilant and to stick to the FACTS \u2013 Face Coverings, Avoid Crowds, Clean Hands, Two Metres, Self Isolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Testing 15 June &#8211; 18 June<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For groups in Nairn, the community testing unit will be at the Links car park, Cumming Street on the following days and times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tue 15 \u2013 Friday 18 June 9.30 to 16.30.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For groups in Inverness, the community testing unit will be at the Highland Council Headquarters car park, Glenurquhart Road on the following days and times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wednesday 16 June 9:30am-4:30pm<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thursday 17 June 9:30am-4:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Friday 18 June 9:30am-1pm<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The community testing programme offers rapid COVID-19 tests for people without symptoms.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just to emphasise that there is no outbreak in Nairn and Inverness but this is to support normalising testing across the area.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No appointment is necessary and it will be open both for asymptomatic testing and to collect LFD test kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would appreciate it if you could encourage people across your networks to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dignity &amp; the Right to Food: Responding to Food Insecurity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nourish are running a workshop on responding to food insecurity.&nbsp;&nbsp; It focuses specifically on dignity, the human right to food and a food systems framework that can support sustainable solutions to food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The workshop will:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Further understanding of the link between dignity and the right to food&nbsp;<\/li><li>Hear about case studies where dignity and the right to food have been put in practice&nbsp;<\/li><li>Reflect on how someone involved in community food provision or decision-making can help develop more sustainable solutions to food insecurity founded on dignity and the right to food.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is aimed at individuals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Involved in community food provision as a community member, volunteer, and \/ or worker?<\/li><li>Involved in local-level decision-making?<\/li><li>Involved in some part of the food system and are interested to find out more about sustainable responses to food insecurity?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further details and to register please go to:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%2Fe%2Fdignity-the-right-to-food-responding-to-food-insecurity-tickets-157615236415&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C1cfa7dfa9eff4610f6c008d92cf12f6a%7C89f0b56e6d164fe89dba176fa940f7c9%7C0%7C0%7C637590237614673903%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ijuMr0qC7656PGKGvNUoevaF6nzXRbnINlYMEMJEchA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/dignity-the-right-to-food-responding-to-food-insecurity-tickets-157615236415<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for everything that you are doing in your communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you have been identified as close contact, please self-isolate and get a PCR test. If you are identified as a close contact and your test is negative you must continue to isolate for 10 days as advised.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community should also remain vigilant for the symptoms of COVID-19. The typical symptoms are a new continuous cough, a high temperature or fever and a loss of, or change in, normal taste or smell (anosmia).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, people with COVID-19 can present with a wide range of symptoms including headache, sore muscles and joints, tiredness, sore throat, cold-like symptoms and diarrhoea and vomiting. Anyone that becomes unwell should isolate immediately and seek a PCR test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can book an appointment online via NHS Inform&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/infections-and-poisoning\/coronavirus-covid-19\/test-and-protect\/coronavirus-covid-19-get-a-test-if-you-have-symptoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or by calling 0800 028 2816. When booking online you should select the option \u2018I have been asked to book a test by my local council or health protection team\u2019 which will allow you to book a test even if you don\u2019t have symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"lsvr_notice_cat":[11],"lsvr_notice_tag":[],"class_list":["post-479","lsvr_notice","type-lsvr_notice","status-publish","hentry","lsvr_notice_cat-healthcare"],"uagb_featured_image_src":[],"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"dean","author_link":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Over the last 7 days there have 41 new positive cases in Highland (to 10th&nbsp;June), a fall from the 89 reported last week.&nbsp; This means the latest rate per 100,000 has decreased from 37.7 per 100,000 last week to 17.4 per 100,000 as of 8th&nbsp;June.&nbsp; This still reflects an increase in cases around the Fort&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_notice\/479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_notice"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_notice"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_notice_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Flsvr_notice_cat&post=479"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_notice_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunartcommunitycouncil.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Flsvr_notice_tag&post=479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}