SELF PROTECTION
TAKE THESE EVERYDAY STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS
WASH YOUR HANDS
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wash your hands often with soap and water
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dry your hands with a paper towel, or with your own cloth towel that no one else shares
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use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING
Everyone in Ontario should practise physical distancing to reduce their exposure to other people — this means you should:
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stay home as much as possible – go grocery shopping once a week or less, only visit pharmacies and banks when necessary and place orders over the phone or online
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staying at least two metres away from anyone you do not live with
STAY HOME
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do not use public transportation, taxis or rideshares
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do not go to work, school or other public places
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your health care provider will tell you when it is safe to leave
COVER YOUR COUGHS AND SNEEZES
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cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
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if you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hand
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throw used tissues in a wastebasket that’s lined with a plastic bag
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the plastic bag makes it safer and easier to empty the wastebasket
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after emptying the wastebasket, wash your hands
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