Protect Yourself

Practice Good Hygiene

  • Wash your hands often. Use soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use a Health Canada approved hand sanitizer if you don’t have soap and water.
  • Avoid touching your face.
  • Practice proper cough and sneeze etiquette. Cough and sneeze into your sleeve or a tissue (immediately dispose of after use).
  • Frequently clean and disinfect high-touch areas. This includes toilets, bedside tables, door handles, and other high-touch surfaces with diluted bleach or a Health Canada approved disinfectant.

Stay Home when Sick

  • Stay at home and away from others if you are sick, unless it is to get medical attention.
  • Avoid contact with people who are sick.

Wear a Mask

Wearing a mask is an added layer of protection and can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially when physical distancing is not possible. By wearing face masks, we can protect ourselves and others by reducing the spread of droplets, even if someone has no symptoms.


Get Vaccinated

  • It is important to receive any COVID-19 vaccine dose that you are eligible for.

Book your COVID-19 vaccine


Improve Ventilation

Combined with individual public health measures, good indoor ventilation helps prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  • Open windows and doors regularly, even if just for a few minutes at a time.
  • Use a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, where available. If possible, run the HVAC system fan continuously.
  • Consider using a certified portable air purifier with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter as added protection, particularly where enhancing natural and mechanical ventilation is not possible.
  • Spend time outdoors, where possible.

For more information, please see: Improving Indoor Ventilation


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