If you’re preparing to head to camp for the weekend, Public Health Sudbury & Districts wants you to have a safe time, reminding everyone the provincewide stay-at-home order remains in effect and travel should be avoided unless for essential reasons.
“The long weekend often signals the start of our enjoyment of the outdoors,” said Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, Medical Officer of Health with Public Health Sudbury & Districts. “We need to remember that we are in a provincial stay-at-home order and it’s important to continue to stay vigilant and look out for each other’s safety. Our continued adherence to public health measures will help ensure a fun and safe summer.”
Under the stay-at-home order (Government of Ontario), you are permitted to travel to a seasonal residence only if you plan to stay less than 24 hours, or plan to be there for 14 days or more.
For a safe trip to camp, PHSD offers these guidelines:
- Make a list and purchase everything you will need before leaving. Have a plan on how you will replenish supplies if needed. Use curbside pickup to get supplies whenever possible and practise all public health measures should you need to enter a premise.
- Write down the contact information of the nearest assessment centre in the area you will be visiting should you need to book an appointment for a COVID-19 test.
- Continue to do your daily COVID-19 screening such as the one you complete daily for school or work (Government of Ontario). This will help you self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.
- Make a plan for self-isolation in case you or a member of your household develops a COVID-19 symptom or learn that you may have been exposed to COVID-19.
- Though it is not a requirement for individuals travelling within Ontario to self-isolate due to travel-related reasons, individuals and families are strongly encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days prior to or following arrival in a new community, and again when returning to their home community, as COVID-19 is circulating at different levels around the province.
- Continue to follow all public health measures such as wearing a face covering, practising physical distancing, and washing your hands.
- Postpone your visit if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been asked to self-isolate.
Enjoy!
