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Summerland employee recovering after positive COVID-19 test

Summerland employee recovering after positive COVID-19 test | iNFOnews.ca
A District of Summerland employee tested positive for COVID-19 and is now recovering at home. GOOGLE STREET VIEW

A District of Summerland employee is recovering after testing positive for COVID-19.

Acting chief administrative officer Karen Needham said in an email today, Dec. 2, the employee, whose duties did not require public interaction, voluntarily self-isolated before testing positive for the virus and is currently recovering at home with the aid of Interior Health.

Needham says the District has measures in place to take appropriate action in response to COVID-19, using protocols established by the health authority.

Four other staff members deemed to be close contacts with the infected person are also self-isolating and have not been to work.

Interior Health has indicated there was no public exposure and the District acted swiftly and appropriately to deal with the incident.

The District continues to urge residents to follow the protocols in place in order to keep others safe, by wearing a mask, keeping two metres apart, washing hands and monitoring for symptoms.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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