According to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, the risk to individuals for COVID-19 in the district remains low.
The best way for members of the public to protect themselves is through simple hygiene practices such as regular handwashing or using alcohol-based sanitizers, not touching your face, covering your cough or sneeze and staying home when sick, advises Dr. Jim Chirico, the district’s Medical Officer of Health.
The Health Unit recommends you monitor your health if you:
- have been to a COVID-19 infected area in the last 14 days
- have been in close contact with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19
- have been in close contact with a person who has been to a COVID-19 infected area and is having difficulty breathing, cough and/or fever
- attended the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference (PDAC), held March 1–4, 2020, in Toronto
If you do not have symptoms you do not need to separate yourself from others. Should you develop a fever, cough or have difficulty breathing, you need to separate yourself immediately and call the Health Unit at 1-800-563-2808 x. 5229 to speak with a public health nurse, or call your health care provider.
Employers are encouraged to use the World Health Organization’s guidance for getting workplaces ready for COVID-19 and encourage and support employees who attended PDAC to work from home.
For more information from the North Bay District Health Unit on COVID-19, click here.
