Canadian citizen returning home to the Tri-Cities must now show they have a plan for self-isolation, or they’ll be escorted by the government to a place where they can “can safely complete their 14-day self-isolation.”
The new province-wide measure, announced Wednesday, comes with a variety of government supports and options should a returnee not have his or her plan in order.
For one, Emergency Management BC will work through a network of community supports and volunteer organizations to help travellers with necessary food deliveries, prescription drugs and other supplies so people can safely self-isolate for 14 days, wrote the B.C. government in a news release.
Service BC will also follow up with travellers in self-isolation via telephone calls and text messages to make sure people have the support they need to complete their mandatory self-isolation.
“If required, the Province will work with travellers to modify self-isolation plans to ensure public safety,” wrote a spokesperson for B.C.’s COVID-19 Joint Information Centre.
Travellers without a plan will be taken or directed to an accommodation site provided in collaboration with the provincial and federal governments to begin self-isolation. Once there, they can iron out the details in their plan, and once approved, they may return home.
Otherwise, they will remain at an accommodation site for 14 days.
Self-isolation plans can be submitted at www.gov.bc.ca/returningtravellers or via the BC COVID-19 Support App and Self-Assessment Tool under “travellers.”
For residents of the Fraser Health region, which includes the Tri-Cities, the authority has put out a handy graphics to help you navigate mandatory quarantine.
