Sweet Retreats COVID Action Plan
The following is an action plan in the case that one of our participants gets COVID.
Click here to read our full COVID Policy.
At Sweet Retreats programs, we co-habitate in a close community setting and share personal space. For this reason, we are committed to transparency and clear, proactive communication! We realize that this may not be comfortable for everyone. Therefore we will always be respectful and mindful in our communication.
Remember that if you are sick, we will work together to take care of you! Our goal is to facilitate an environment that builds trust and increases social support, without stigma or blame.
We have adopted a Mask Positive Culture at Sweet Retreats. This means that whenever anyone in our pod group is feeling unwell for any reason, we promise to put on a mask. Even if it is a common cold, it is kind and respectful to wear a mask in order to prevent our community from catching our cold. Please be respectful of this during your stay at Casa Chango Mexico.
In the event that a resident experiences any of the following symptoms:
- Body Aches
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Dry cough
- Shortness of breath or feeling of pressure in the chest
- Loss of smell and/or taste
The following action plan will be implemented:
- The person with symptoms will put on a mask, distance themself from others, and take their home antigen test.
- Positive test result = notify Management (Kerri), describing symptoms and when they started.
- Negative test result = Stay masked until the you are retested in 1-2 days and your symptoms go away.
- Management will then notify the group, our staff, and others outside of our group that live/work on-site.
- Group members will immediately distance and/or mask to prevent possible further spread.
- Infected person will enter into an isolation period. If they are in shared housing, they must move to private accommodation. We will help them look for an accommodation for isolation, but the price of the accommodation will be at their own expense.
- Meals, water, items from the pharmacy, etc. will be brought to you.
If your symptoms become severe enough to require hospitalization, we will assist in transport to the one of the hospitals indicated below (the Puerto Escondido Hospital Ángel del Mar does not take COVID-19 patients). All treatment and transportation costs will be your responsibility.
Positive covid test within our group
Details on group masking, distance, & testing
What happens if someone tests positive for covid
- If someone in our pod tests positive for covid, that person will mask up and notify management immediately. The day of the positive test will be considered Day 1.
- Management will notify the group, our staff, and others outside of our group that live/work on-site. Group members will immediately distance and/or mask to prevent possible further spread.
- Infected person will enter into an isolation period. If they are in shared housing, they must move to private accommodation. We will help them look for an accommodation for isolation, but the price of the accommodation will be at their own expense.
- Meals, water, items from the pharmacy, etc. will be brought to you.
- If your symptoms become severe enough to require hospitalization, we will assist in transport to the one of the hospitals indicated below (the Puerto Escondido Hospital Ángel del Mar does not take COVID-19 patients). All treatment and transportation costs will be your responsibility.
- Day 7 – if symptoms are gone, they will retest. If test is positive, stay isolated. If test is negative, they may come out of isolation.
- At the point the person tests negative, they may come out of isolation, stay distanced/masked for a few more days.
Other members of our group will stay very careful for the next few days, distancing and masking as much as they can. Anyone who shared indoor space with the infected person must test and then retest in 2-3 days. At the point when anyone shows ANY signs of covid, that person will test immediately and inform the group of their results..
Day 7 – If nobody else in the pod shows any signs of sickness or covid, we will reassess.
COVID testing sites in Puerto Escondido
There is no free testing. Test prices range from $350-$3000 MXN.
Grupo ARH
WhatsApp La Punta location +52-1-954-103-6644
Phone +52-1-954-544-3041
Hospital Ángel del Mar +52-1-954-104-2270
Laboratorio Clinica Sol
Laboratorio San Fernando
Laboratorio San Francisco
Local DOCTORS
Dr. Juan Rodolfo Sierra – (954) 127-9675
Dr. Josue David Rio – (954) 110-1503
HOSPITALS THAT ACCEPT COVID PATIENTS
Pochutla (approx. 1.25 hours from Puerto Escondido)
Hospital General San Pedro Pochutla
Carretera Pochutla – Puerto Ángel Km. 1.5, San Pedro Pochutla, Oax. C.P. 70900
Telephone: (958) 584 0216
Email: hgpochutla@hotmail.com
Hours: Open 24 hours
Huatulco (approx. 2 hours from Puerto Escondido)
IMSS General Hospital Subarea 4
Hospital General de Subzona con Medicina Familiar 41
Boulevard Chahue s/n Manzana 5 Lote 49 Bahias De Huatulco, Col. Sector R, Santa Maria , C.P. 70989
Telephone: (958) 587 0383
Hours: 8:00 am – 9:30 pm
Oaxaca de Juárez / Oaxaca City (approx. 6 hours from Puerto Escondido)Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad
Aldama s/n, Paraje “El Tule, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oax.
Telephone: (951) 501 8080
Email: erevilla@hraeoaxaca.gob.mx
Hours: Open 24 hours
Please note:
All medical needs, doctors and/or hospital visits, medicine, ambulance transport, and alternate accommodations for isolation and distance required will be at the expense of the resident. Sweet Retreats is not responsible for paying for medical treatment or alternative housing.
Leaving Mexico
Please note that many countries including the United States and Canada are requiring that people returning home from international travel get an antigen or PCR test 24-72 hours before scheduled flight. It is your responsibility to schedule and pay for your test.