The Porcupine Health Unit is reporting one new COVID-19 cases among residents in the health unit area.
The PHU is declaring an outbreak at Extendicare in Kapuskasing following the provincial guidelines which deems that one case in a long-term care home is an outbreak.
The staff at the long-term care home are taking all the necessary precautions to reduce the risk of infection and prevent the transmission of COVID-19. It is the third outbreak at a long-term care facility in northeastern Ontario, following similar declarations in Sault Ste. Marie and Parry Sound.
To reduce the risk of exposure, you should continue to follow public health measures:
- Screen regularly for symptoms
- Stay home and isolate yourself if you have any symptoms
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Sneeze and cough into your sleeve
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth
- Practice two meters of physical distancing
- Wear a mask in indoor public spaces
- Do not have gatherings indoors with people outside your household
- Wear a mask indoors and outdoors when physical distancing of two meters or six feet cannot be maintained with anyone outside your household.
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Our courses maintain social distancing measures with reduced class sizes to maintain the minimum 2 meters apart along with the mandatory use of face masks and regular temperature checks. The venue of the courses undergo regular, enhanced cleaning and disinfection routines.
For more information about face masks, check out these sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449