News Release: Reminder to be COVID-19 Kind

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is reminding the public to be COVID-19 kind. The location of the COVID-19 Community Outbreak was released earlier this week due to the need to inform the public of the evolving situation, and to make individuals who may have been on the property aware of the situation. The location was not provided for members of the public to harass the individuals who live there.

Individuals who have tested negative, are not identified as a high-risk contact, and do not have COVID-19 symptoms are not legally required to self-isolate. The previously issued Section 22 Class Order applies to individuals who are awaiting symptomatic COVID-19 test results, individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and individuals who have been identified as a high-risk contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Please be COVID-19 kind no matter what the situation, whether it is an outbreak or an individual case.

We need to work as a district to stop the spread of COVID-19 and Variants of Concern and take responsibility for our own actions by following public health measures. These include:

• Stay at home except for essential reasons such as grocery shopping or medical appointments.
• Wash hands with soap and water or sanitize often.
• Practice physical distancing of two (2) metres from everyone you don’t live with, or if you live alone, maintain two (2) metres from everyone outside your one exclusive close contact home.
• Wear a face-covering when physical distancing is a challenge indoors and outdoors.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Self-isolate immediately if you feel unwell and arrange to be tested for COVID-19.
• Cough and sneeze into your elbow, upper sleeve or tissue.

Do your part. Stay home, stay safe, stay kind and save lives.

For more information on COVID-19 testing, reporting complaints and the Class Order, please visit www.myhealthunit.ca/covid-19.

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Media Inquiries:

Alex McDermid, Public Relations Specialist
P: 705-474-1400, ext. 5221 or 1-800-563-2808
E: communications@healthunit.ca