GLENORCHY COMMUNITY TRUST

Feb 10, 2022

COVID KITS

Greetings,

The Glenorchy Community Trust, with the support of Remarkables Pharmacy, has taken the initiative of providing some support for those families or individuals who might be affected by COVID or OMICRON in the next few months. We recognise that people who are diagnosed with the virus may not be able to drive back to Queenstown to get medical supplies and may not have them to hand.

After consulting with Nurse Debbi we are hoping that she will be able to do the Covid swabbing in GY three days a week until the Rapid Antigen Tests become more widely available. She is applying for that support from WellSouth. Fingers crossed they see the sense in this support to our community.

The Trust has purchased 10 COVID kits for families and individuals and providing supply remains available, we can get more if the need arises. These kits contain: electronic thermometer, adult Panadol, Childrens’ Pamol, throat lozenges, antiseptic wipes, masks, vitamin C and a nasal spray.

If you are diagnosed with OMICRON and are self isolating you can access a COVID kit by texting 0274898822 and we will endeavour to contactlessly deliver a kit to your door in a cloth bag within a day.  We will have to be careful that no contact is made during the delivery. All communication will be by text.

The trust has also purchased two oxygen meters.  If a patient has been asked to use one by a health professional to determine if further support is needed they can be delivered contactlessly as well,  following a text to the number above.

The Trust wishes to acknowledge the generous support of Remarkables Pharmacy in subsidising the kits and helping us to stay well in our community.

We hope we don’t need the kits but they give us the ability to be a strong independent community, able to support each other at difficult times.

Stay well,

Paul Ferris

Chair

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