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- Be COVID Wise
- Scams and Misinformation
- Our Choices and Actions Matter
- Take care of yourself
- Be COVID Kind
Be COVID Wise
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) encourages you to go about your daily activities while protecting yourself and others. Please follow these recommended precautions and be COVID Wise to help keep COVID-19 under control.
W – Wear a mask or face covering where required, or when you cannot maintain a physical distance of two metres (six feet).
I – Isolate yourself from others when you are sick (and get tested promptly if you have COVID-like symptoms).
S – Stay two metres (six feet) apart from those outside your household or your chosen social support person(s).
E – Exercise proper hand hygiene; wash your hands regularly or use sanitizer especially before touching your face.
Scams and Misinformation
Be COVID Wise, protect yourself by staying informed using credible and trusted sources of information. Here are some things you can do:
- Learn more about current COVID-19 scams and how to report them.
- Visit Vaccines Work and find answers to some common myths about vaccines.
- Check out COVID-19 Vaccine and stay up to date regarding COVID-19 vaccinations in Ottawa.
Our Choices and Actions Matter
Let’s be COVID Wise and COVID Kind to reduce community transmission. Please see below for real world contact tracing examples:
Family Gathering and Workplace Cluster
Sports Clusters
- To see real world contact tracing examples of sports clusters visit our Sports, Recreation and Being Active During COVID-19 page.
Where are we exposed?
Take care of yourself
Take care of yourself. It’s OK to NOT be OK. Help is available and we encourage you to reach out to the Distress Centre of Ottawa to connect with someone at 613-238-3311.
We are all in this together.
Be COVID Kind
Public spaces are reopening. Mandatory masks can help reduce transmission COVID-19. Remember to be COVID Kind as some people are medically exempt from wearing masks or are adjusting.
Resources
- Ottawa Public Health - Be COVIDWise : Winter Activities (pdf - 479 KB)
- Ottawa Public Health - Be COVID Kind poster (pdf - 4 MB)
- Ottawa Public Health - Response to COVID-19 Infographic
- Learn about being social wise during holidays and celebrations.
COVID-19 Update
Contact Information
Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 telephone line
- Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
- Weekends, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Translation is available in multiple languages
- Telephone: 613-580-6744 follow the prompts to the COVID-19 telephone line
- TTY: 613-580-9656
Emergency Services
- If you are in distress (e.g., significant trouble breathing, chest pain, fainting, or have a significant worsening of any chronic disease symptoms), do not go to the Assessment Centre or a COVID-19 Care clinic. Go to the nearest Emergency Department or call 9-1-1.
See someone not respecting COVID-19 rules?
- Learn more about COVID-19 rules.
- Telephone: 3-1-1
How to access help during COVID-19
- 211 Ontario can help you find financial and social support during COVID-19
- Telephone: 2-1-1
Related Information
- Latest news and data
- Symptoms, testing and vaccine
- Frequently asked questions
- Staying safe, support and resources
- Schools, workplaces and professionals
Related pages
- Learn more about the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 and the current situation in Ottawa
- Supporting Child Care during COVID-19
- Be Social Wise- Guidance for Social Gatherings during COVID-19
- Grocery Shopping, Meal Planning, and Cooking During COVID-19
- Sports, Recreation and Being Active During COVID-19
- Resources for Those Pregnant and Parenting During COVID-19
- Older Adults and COVID-19
- Stop the spread of germs
- Information on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for physicians and health care professionals
- Masks
- Be COVIDWise
- Community Partners and Service Providers
- COVID-19 Resources in American Sign Language
- City of Ottawa COVID-19 portal
Popular downloads
- Download our sick note and stay home if you are sick.
- Download our Be COVID Wise: Understand Your Risks during COVID-19 poster
- Download our OPH Response to COVID-19 Infographic
- Download our fact sheet on What You Need to Know About COVID-19
- Tested for COVID-19, What Now Handout
- Financial and Online Educational Support Resources (pdf - 139 KB)
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