You Need To Stay At Home
​Away From Others

Stay away from other people for at least the next 10 days

• Do not go to work, school, or public areas including places of worship, stores, shopping malls and restaurants.
• Do not use public transportation, taxis or rideshares.
• If leaving your home for medical care, call ahead and tell the medical facility that you are coming in so they can prepare for you.
• After 10 days, if your temperature is normal and you feel better, you can return to routine activities. Coughing may persist for several weeks, so a cough alone does not mean you need to continue to self-isolate for more than 10 days.

Do not have visitors come to your home

• It is okay for friends, family or delivery drivers to drop off food or other necessities, but try to have them drop off deliveries outside your home
• Keep away from seniors and people with chronic medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, lung problems, heart disease or weakened immune system)

Avoid contact with others at home

• Stay and sleep in a separate room away from other people in your home as much as possible and use a separate bathroom if you have one
• Make sure that shared rooms have good airflow (e.g. open windows)

Keep distance

• If you are in a room with other people, keep a distance of at least two metres and wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth
• If you cannot wear a mask, people should wear a mask when they are in the same room as you

​Cover your coughs and sneezes

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
• Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hand
• Throw used tissues in a lined wastebasket, and wash your hands. Lining the wastebasket with a plastic bag makes waste disposal easier and safer
• Wash your hands after emptying the wastebasket

Wash your hands

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds
• Dry your hands with a paper towel, or with your own cloth towel that no one else shares
• Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available
• Wear a mask over your nose and mouth
• Wear a mask (surgical or procedure mask) if you must leave your house to see a healthcare provider
• Wear a mask when you are with other people

To protect yourself and others:
Call your Doctor's Office before you go
Send others to the Pharmacy or call them to deliver
Go to the Hospital if you have a Medical Emergency