{"id":37604,"date":"2020-10-09T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T17:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=37604"},"modified":"2021-06-24T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T18:03:32","slug":"algoma-public-health-ways-for-everyone-to-stay-safe-and-healthy-this-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/09\/algoma-public-health-ways-for-everyone-to-stay-safe-and-healthy-this-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Algoma Public Health &#8211; ways for everyone to stay safe and healthy this Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121095172_4520892201317511_7155910829502402570_o.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37606\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121095172_4520892201317511_7155910829502402570_o-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121095172_4520892201317511_7155910829502402570_o-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121095172_4520892201317511_7155910829502402570_o-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121095172_4520892201317511_7155910829502402570_o-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121095172_4520892201317511_7155910829502402570_o.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As Ontario enters the second wave of COVID-19, Algoma Public Health is sharing the following ways for everyone to stay safe and healthy this Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are sick, stay home and away from others.\u00a0 Even if your symptoms are mild, do not attend shared meals or gatherings.<\/li>\n<li>Keep any gatherings as small as possible, ideally to your immediate household.\u00a0 By provincial law, indoor gatherings are limited to 10 or less, and outdoor gatherings are limited to 25 or less.<\/li>\n<li>Stay local and avoid non-essential travel if possible.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3izxbGM\">If you must travel \u2013 do it safely.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If socializing with someone outside your household, including out-of-town friends or relatives or returning students, take extra steps to stay at least 2 metres apart at all times.<\/li>\n<li>Protect people who are more vulnerable to serious illness, such as older adults or people with underlying medical conditions.\u00a0 People in these groups should avoid close contact exposures as much as possible.\u00a0 They should only have close contact with immediate household members or essential caregivers who have been carefully following public health guidance every day, including physical distancing, masking, and frequent hand washing.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget about food safety!\u00a0 Wash your hands before preparing food,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.algomapublichealth.com\/media\/1262\/minimum-temperature-for-cooking-reheating-of-hazardous-foods.pdf\">cook food thoroughly and follow safe food handling tips<\/a>.\u00a0 Avoid sharing utensils and serve food in ways that limit cross-contamination, such as plating individual portions ahead of time, instead of serving buffet-style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, is to do it in person with only your immediate household,\u201d says Dr. Jennifer Loo, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Algoma Public Health.\u00a0 \u201cFor those who choose to socialize with people outside their household, please take extra steps to stay physically distanced.\u00a0 Avoid close contact by sitting at least 2 metres apart.\u00a0 Consider separate tables for people from different households.\u00a0 Socialize outdoors if weather permits.\u00a0 Now more than ever, we all need to take these steps, to protect ourselves and each other.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Ontario enters the second wave of COVID-19, Algoma Public Health is sharing the following ways for everyone to stay safe and healthy this Thanksgiving. &nbsp; If you are sick, stay home and away from others.\u00a0 Even if your symptoms are mild, do not attend shared meals or gatherings. 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