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At Home
In addition to cleaning your hands, covering your cough and getting your flu vaccine, you should:
Clean surfaces that could transfer germs such as:
- Door knobs
- Toys
- Light switches
- Telephones
Especially when someone in the house has a cold.
During an illness
If you have a fever and cough
- Minimize your contact with others
- Cough or sneeze in a tissue, dispose of it carefully, then clean your hands either with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Call your doctor or a health service for advice
If a family member has a fever and cough
- Don’t share
- Food
- Towels
- Toothbrush (or holder)
- Other items that could transfer germs
- Remain at least 1 metre away as much as possible
- Clean your hands before eating, after coughing or sneezing or after helping your child blow his/her nose
- Call a doctor or a health service for advice if needed
You can speak to a registered nurse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Ontario Telehealth
1-866-797-0000
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