1/9 To stay healthy & prevent spread of #COVID19 we MUST use multiple prevention measures TOGETHER like keeping 2 metres away from others, frequent #handwashing , covering coughs… – we need layers of protection. #Olderadults #LayerUpCOVID
2/9 As #COVID19 research emerges, #Publichealth experts & researchers across 🇨🇦 critically evaluate the strength of new evidence before recommending safe ways to change practices. Prevention MUST be layered. #LayerUpCOVID
3/9 🇨🇦’s Special Advisory Committee on #COVID19 reached consensus on NON-MEDICAL masks/FACIAL COVERINGS’ use in public as an added layer of protection to help YOU PROTECT OTHERS by reducing spread of droplets, even before you have symptoms. #LayerUpCOVID
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4/9 ! MEDICAL masks MUST be conserved for healthcare workers & others in direct care of #COVID19 patients. Masks for public use mean only NON-MEDICAL masks & facial coverings (homemade cloth mask, bandana, common dust mask) #LayerUpCOVID
5/9 Wearing a NON-MEDICAL mask in public settings has not been proven to add any protection TO the person wearing it, but it can be an additional way to prevent spread FROM an infected person to others. #ProtectDontInfect #COVID19 #LayerUpCOVID
6/9 When #PhysicalDistancing is difficult to do e.g. while on public transit/ in a grocery store, a NON-MEDICAL mask/facial covering can help to: ↓ spread of infected respiratory droplets to others & ↓ contamination of surfaces. #COVID19 #LayerUpCOVID
7/9 Even if you have no symptoms―NON-MEDICAL/facial coverings masks need to be used IN ADDITION TO and NOT _in place of_ proven #publichealth practices like: #PhysicalDistancing, #WashYourHands , #CoughEtiquette.
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8/9 ⚠️facial coverings are NOT appropriate for everyone. They could be a suffocation risk for babies & children under the 2 yrs; anyone w\\ difficulty breathing or others unable to remove their mask by themselves. #ProtecttheVulnerable #LayerUpCOVID
9/9 This is a critical stage for #COVID19 in 🇨🇦. We can’t afford to relax proven #PublicHealth measures that protect YOU: #PhysicalDistancing #WashYourHands #CoughEtiquette & regularly disinfect high-touch surfaces. #PlanktheCurve
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