At
OSDS, we care about your health and safety so here is what we should
all do according to Ottawa Public Health to keep our community
healthy, in general and against the Coronavirus or COVID-19:
What
to do
Wash
your hands OFTEN
with soap and water (after
every couple of dances); use
hand sanitizer if
you can’t wash your hands with soap and water.
Avoid
touching your eyes, nose, and mouth unless you have just washed your
hands with soap
Cover
your cough and sneeze with a tissue or into your arm, not your hand
STAY
HOME
if you are sick/not
feeling well. Think of the safety of others but also your own (being
sick makes us more susceptible to catch another bug).
Avoid
visiting people in hospitals or long-term care centres if you are
sick
It
is still recommended to get your flu shot if you haven’t
already (so your immune system is not compromised by the flu virus
which is still circulating in the community)
Were
you travelling outside of Canada and returned in the last 2 weeks? Travellers
who have returned from Hubei province (China), Iran or Italy are
advised to self-isolate
and:
Call Ottawa Public Health
at 613-580-6744 within 24 hours of arriving in Canada if they plan
on travelling to Ottawa;
Stay
at home and avoid close contact with others, including those in
their home, for a total of 14 days from the date they left
Hubei province, Iran or Italy;
Call Ottawa Public
Health if they have any symptoms of
the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) such as fever, coughing, and difficulty
breathing.
All other travellers
returning to Canada are advised to:
Avoid crowded public
spaces and places where they cannot easily separate themselves from
others.
Monitor
their health for 14
days when they return
to Canada. While abroad, they may have
come in contact with the novelcoronavirus
(COVID-19);
Call Ottawa Public Health
if they have any symptoms of
the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) such as fever, coughing, and difficulty
breathing;
If you start
having symptoms,
isolate yourself from others as quickly as possible. Immediately
call a health care professional or Ottawa Public Health. Describe
your symptoms and travel history. To further protect those around
you, wash your hands often and cover your mouth and nose when
coughing or sneezing.
Stay
informed
We
will have hand sanitizer around the OSDS venue and we will let you
know if Ottawa Public Health advises that we should cancel mass
gatherings/our dances. As
we
are
posting this, they are not calling for that on their website.
Older
adults, people with immune compromising conditions and chronic
diseases should be informed that they appear to be at greater risk of
developing a severe version of the disease if they do get it. Please
take this information into account when attending mass gatherings
with close proximity such as dances.
As
of today, there is only two
official cases
detected in Ottawa,
travellers returning from Europe.
Epidemiologic evidence shows that COVID-19 manifests as a non-severe
disease in most cases (~80 %).
Thank
you!
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