Covid-19 Prevention Policy
Wear a mask
●Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before putting on your mask.
●Put the mask over your nose and mouth and secure it under your chin.
●Fit the mask snugly against the sides of your face, slipping the loops over your ears or tying the strings behind your head.
●If you have to continually adjust your mask, it doesn’t fit properly, and you might need to find a different mask type or brand.
●Make sure you can breathe easily.
Stay 6 feet away from others
●Inside your home: Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
If possible, maintain 6 feet between the person who is sick and other household members.
●Outside your home: Put 6 feet of distance between yourself and people who don’t live in your household.
-Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread virus.
-Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from other people.
-Keeping distance from others is especially important for people who are at -higher risk of getting very sick.
Get Vaccinated
●Authorized COVID-19 vaccines can help protect you from COVID-19.
●You should get a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available to you.
●Once you are fully vaccinated, you may be able to start doing some things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces
●Being in crowds like in restaurants, bars, fitness centers, or movie theaters puts you at higher risk for COVID-19.
●Avoid indoor spaces that do not offer fresh air from the outdoors as much as possible.
●If indoors, bring in fresh air by opening windows and doors, if possible.
Wash your hands often
●Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
●It’s especially important to wash:
-Before eating or preparing food
-Before touching your face
-After using the restroom
-After leaving a public place
-After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
-After handling your mask
-After changing a diaper
-After caring for someone sick
-After touching animals or pets
●If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
●Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover coughs and sneezes
●If you are wearing a mask: You can cough or sneeze into your mask. Put on a new, clean mask as soon as possible and wash your hands.
●If you are not wearing a mask:
-Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or use the inside of your elbow and do not spit.
-Throw used tissues in the trash.
●Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
Clean and disinfect
●Clean high touch surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks.
●If someone is sick or has tested positive for COVID-19, disinfect frequently touched surfaces. Use a household disinfectant product from EPA’s List N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19)external icon according to manufacturer’s labeled directions.
-If surfaces are dirty, clean them using detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.
Monitor your health daily
●Be alert for symptoms. Watch for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19.
-Especially important if you are running essential errands, going into the office or workplace, and in settings where it may be difficult to keep a physical distance of 6 feet.
●Take your temperature if symptoms develop.
-Don’t take your temperature within 30 minutes of exercising or after taking medications that could lower your temperature, like acetaminophen.
●Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before putting on your mask.
●Put the mask over your nose and mouth and secure it under your chin.
●Fit the mask snugly against the sides of your face, slipping the loops over your ears or tying the strings behind your head.
●If you have to continually adjust your mask, it doesn’t fit properly, and you might need to find a different mask type or brand.
●Make sure you can breathe easily.
Stay 6 feet away from others
●Inside your home: Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
If possible, maintain 6 feet between the person who is sick and other household members.
●Outside your home: Put 6 feet of distance between yourself and people who don’t live in your household.
-Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread virus.
-Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from other people.
-Keeping distance from others is especially important for people who are at -higher risk of getting very sick.
Get Vaccinated
●Authorized COVID-19 vaccines can help protect you from COVID-19.
●You should get a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available to you.
●Once you are fully vaccinated, you may be able to start doing some things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces
●Being in crowds like in restaurants, bars, fitness centers, or movie theaters puts you at higher risk for COVID-19.
●Avoid indoor spaces that do not offer fresh air from the outdoors as much as possible.
●If indoors, bring in fresh air by opening windows and doors, if possible.
Wash your hands often
●Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
●It’s especially important to wash:
-Before eating or preparing food
-Before touching your face
-After using the restroom
-After leaving a public place
-After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
-After handling your mask
-After changing a diaper
-After caring for someone sick
-After touching animals or pets
●If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
●Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover coughs and sneezes
●If you are wearing a mask: You can cough or sneeze into your mask. Put on a new, clean mask as soon as possible and wash your hands.
●If you are not wearing a mask:
-Always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or use the inside of your elbow and do not spit.
-Throw used tissues in the trash.
●Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
Clean and disinfect
●Clean high touch surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks.
●If someone is sick or has tested positive for COVID-19, disinfect frequently touched surfaces. Use a household disinfectant product from EPA’s List N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19)external icon according to manufacturer’s labeled directions.
-If surfaces are dirty, clean them using detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.
Monitor your health daily
●Be alert for symptoms. Watch for fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19.
-Especially important if you are running essential errands, going into the office or workplace, and in settings where it may be difficult to keep a physical distance of 6 feet.
●Take your temperature if symptoms develop.
-Don’t take your temperature within 30 minutes of exercising or after taking medications that could lower your temperature, like acetaminophen.