COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Reduce Your Risk

• Try to avoid being around sick people and try to avoid being around others if you are sick.
  • If you are able, stay home from work if you are sick or have a fever.
• Avoid touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.
• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds (Sing the ABC Song slowly) many times throughout the day, especially after touching surfaces in public places.
• Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol between hand washing.
• Sneeze and cough into your elbow, tissues, or items of clothing - not your hands.
• Disinfect surfaces that you touch frequently--this includes your phone, door knobs, railings, counter tops, remote controls, cabinet handles and light switches.
• If you are sick, wear a mask when in public to help avoid spreading germs. 
• If you are healthy, wearing a mask is only useful if you are coming into close contact with other sick people.
  • Masks are not as good at reducing infection as washing your hands.

Help Flatten the Curve through Social Distancing

• Be sure to maintain a supply of medications, food, and other essentials in your house.
• Cancel or postpone any gatherings with over 10 people. Consider offering video or audio of events.
• Consider tele-learning or tele-work opportunities, where feasible.
• Do not travel; stay at home when possible. 
• If you care for a loved one living in a care facility, monitor the situation, ask about the health of the other residents frequently, and know the protocol if there is an outbreak.
• Limit visitors at hospitals and other facilities to only those who are absolutely necessary and implement screening of visitors for temperature and respiratory symptoms.