{"id":246,"date":"2020-08-16T10:15:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2020-08-16T19:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T23:26:56","slug":"reduce-virus-spread","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/?page_id=246","title":{"rendered":"Reduce Virus Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>You should get <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/home\/covid-19\/covid-19-what-you-should-do\/covid-19-have-symptoms-or-been-exposed\/covid-19-assessment-centres\/\" target=\"_blank\">tested for COVID-19<\/a> if you have one or more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/?page_id=340\">symptoms of COVID-19<\/a>, you were a close contact of someone who has COVID-19 or you are concerned you may have been exposed to someone who might have COVID-19.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PhysicalD-1024x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" width=\"768\" height=\"204\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips to Prevent the Spread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid close contact and keep a distance of two metres (six feet) from others. Everyone has a role to play. The actions you take will protect you, loved ones and those most vulnerable in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The best way to prevent infection is to avoid being exposed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Limit non-essential trips out of your home<\/li><li>Keep&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/home\/covid-19\/covid-19-protect-yourself-others\/covid-19-reduce-virus-spread\/?accordion=physical-distancing\">two metres (six feet) distance<\/a>&nbsp;from others<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/home\/covid-19\/covid-19-protect-yourself-others\/covid-19-reduce-virus-spread\/?accordion=face-masks-coverings\">Wear a mask or face covering<\/a>&nbsp;in indoor public spaces and when you can\u2019t keep physical distance<\/li><li>Clean your hands often. Use soap and water or an alcohol-based (70-90 per cent) hand sanitizer<\/li><li>Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands<\/li><li>Cover your cough or sneeze with your elbow or a tissue. Immediately throw the tissue in the garbage and wash your hands.<\/li><li>Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces<\/li><li>Avoid close contact with people who are sick<\/li><li>Stay home if you are feeling unwell<\/li><li>Download the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/diseases\/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\/covid-alert.html?&amp;utm_campaign=gc-hc-sc-2021-0024-10653701173&amp;utm_medium=search&amp;utm_source=google-ads-104719809029&amp;utm_content=text-en-451610636601&amp;utm_term=covid%20app%20ontario\" target=\"_blank\">COVID Alert app&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;so you can be notified directly if you have been in close contact with someone who was contagious with COVID-19<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You should get tested for COVID-19 if you have one or more\u00a0symptoms of COVID-19, you were a close contact of someone who has COVID-19 or you are concerned you may [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-246","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwrctportal.ca\/live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}