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Slowing the spread of COVID-19 in our community benefits everyone.

Stay Safe this Halloween

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit, Cobourg Police Service and the Town of Cobourg all strongly recommend that the community consider safer ways to celebrate Halloween that can be done close to home while following all the necessary safety precautions. As a reminder citizens should always:

  • Avoid gatherings with people outside of your household.
  • Stay home if you’re ill or at a higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19.
  • Consider alternate ways to celebrate Halloween by staying at home (see below).
  • If you do decide to go out trick-or-treating follow the safety recommendations (see below).
Stay Safe While Trick-or-Treating

For those handing our candy, it is recommended that you:

  • Avoid contact with trick-or-treaters by leaving individually-wrapped treat bags outside.
  • Use tongs to pass treats and do not leave candy in a bowl for children to grab.
  • Follow COVID-19 safety precautions by wearing a non-medical mask or face covering and maintain physical distancing.
  • Turn off your porch light and do not hand out treats if you are sick, even with mild symptoms.
  • Wash your hands often and thoroughly, or use hand sanitizer.

For those going trick-or-treating, it is recommended that you:

  • Stay home if you are sick.
  • Maintain physical distancing with others.
  • Only go out with members of your own household.
  • Avoid lineups and do not linger at doorsteps.
  • Avoid high-touch surfaces and objects.
  • Wear a non-medical mask or face covering with your costume. Do not put a costume mask over a non-medical mask as it may make it difficult to breathe.
  • Leave collected treats for at least 24 hours. Have some ready-to-enjoy treats set aside for children to enjoy when they return home.

Remember Pedestrian Safety

The Cobourg Police Service would like to remind the community that if you choose to go out at night to remember the following pedestrian safety tips:

  • Fasten reflective tape to your costume, wear light coloured clothing, and carry a flashlight or lighted device to help drivers see you.
  • Always walk on sidewalks or paths and cross the street using traffic signals and crosswalks.
  • Watch for cars turning or backing out of driveways.
  • Slow down and watch for kids if you are driving in residential areas. 
Creative Ideas for Halloween at Home
  • Encourage children to dress up and participate in virtual parties or activities with friends and family.
  • Have a movie night or sharing scary stories.
  • Buy treats for your children and enjoy them at home while watching a scary movie together.
  • Decorate for Halloween inside and outside your home and have children carve pumpkins to add to the festive display.
  • Showcase Halloween craft projects on your porch and in your front windows for your neighbours to enjoy.
  • Plan your own monster mash or ‘Halloween-at-home’ party. Get children to dress up in costume to mark the festivities.
  • Make your own spooky treats such as: clementine jack-o-lanterns, monster mix, or ghostly cookies.
  • Organize a Halloween scavenger hunt where children are given holiday-themed items to look for around your home or property. You can also hide treats in different spots and get children to find them.
  • Do an ‘at-home’ version of trick-or-treating by setting up treat stations around your home that children can visit for goodies.
  • Pick out some Halloween themed books to read together.
  • Set up a piñata at home filled with your favourite Halloween treats.
  • Take photos of children dressed in Halloween costume and email/share with grandparents and older relatives who can’t be there in person.  

Additional Resources
Consider printing one of these posters to let your neighbours know whether you are handing out treats.

 

"Welcome Trick-or-Treaters" (PDF, 155 KB)

"Sorry, No Treats Here" (PDF, 96 KB)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Additional Resources 

  • Press Release: Town Recommends Staying Safe and Following Public Health Advice this Halloween
  • Visit the Province of Ontario’s website on Halloween safety during COVID-19.
  • Visit the HKPR District Health Unit’s website on Halloween safety during COVID-19.
Flu Vaccine

Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting the free flu vaccine!

Flu vaccine is free in Ontario and strongly recommended every year for anyone six months of age and older. Flu vaccine is safe and effective in protecting you from getting sick with the flu. The flu vaccine strengthens your immune system to build up antibodies against the virus. Even if you do get the flu, the vaccine helps ensure you have milder symptoms of the virus. The best way to prevent the flu is to be immunized every year.

During COVID-19, it’s extra important to get the flu vaccine. Getting the flu vaccine reduces your risk of influenza. The flu vaccine will not protect against COVID-19 because the viruses are very different and distinct.

But in getting the flu vaccine this winter, you will be better protected against the flu. This means there is less likelihood you will have to go to the doctor or hospital for influenza treatment. Getting your flu vaccine helps ensure needed health care resources can be deployed to respond to COVID-19.

You can receive your flu vaccine through:

  • Your family doctor or health care provider
  • HKPR Health Unit - 1-866-888-4577 x 1507
  • A+ Compounding Pharmacy, 541 William St., Cobourg, (905) 373-1900
  • Cobourg DrugMart, 9 Elgin St., Cobourg, (905) 377-8600
  • Shoppers Drug Mart #1016, 270 Spring St., Cobourg, (905) 372-3333
  • York Super Pharmacy, 500 Division St., Cobourg, (905) 372-7171
  • Pharmasave, 995 Elgin St. W., Cobourg, (905) 372-5466
  • The Medicine Shoppe, 1060 Burnham St., Cobourg, (905) 377-0128
  • Pharmacy 101, 464 Division St., Cobourg, (905) 372-8808
  • Wal-mart Pharmacy, 73 Strathy Rd., Cobourg, (905) 377-0927
  • Cobourg Care Pharmacy, 609 William St, Cobourg, 289-252-2335

Learn more on the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit website.

Wearing a Non-Medical Mask or Face Covering

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is instructing that non-medical masks or face coverings be worn in many indoor public spaces in the area, effective at 12:01 am on July 13, 2020 and includes commercial establishments and businesses.

The Health Unit is issuing this under the authority of Ontario Regulation 263/20 under Ontario’s Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The aim of the directive is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in this region.

Please Note: This order applies to non-medical masks and face coverings. Medical masks are different and must only be used by health care workers.

When worn properly, a person wearing a non-medical mask or face covering can reduce the spread of their own potential infectious respiratory droplets.

Non-medical face masks or face coverings should:

  • allow for easy breathing
  • fit securely to the head with ties or ear loops
  • maintain their shape after washing and drying
  • be changed as soon as possible if damp or dirty
  • be comfortable and not require frequent adjustment
  • be made of at least 2 layers of tightly woven material fabric (such as cotton or linen)
  • be large enough to completely and comfortably cover the nose and mouth without gaping

Wearing a mask alone will not prevent the spread of COVID-19. You must consistently and strictly adhere to good hygiene and public health measures. To protect others, you should also:

  • stay at home if you feel ill or have any symptoms of COVID-19
  • maintain a 2-metre physical distance from others
  • avoid touching your face, mouth, nose or eyes

 

How to properly wear a non-medical mask or face covering.
  • Wash your hands immediately before putting it on and immediately after taking it off (use good hand hygiene while wearing it too)
  • Masks should fit snugly, but comfortably against your face (non-gaping) allowing you to breathe without restriction. Masks should be secured with ties or ear loops and have multiple fabric layers
  • Do not share cloth masks with others.
  • Remember not to touch or rub your eyes while wearing it.
  • Avoid moving, adjusting or touching your mask while using it, as it could become contaminated on the outside.
  • Change face coverings if they get slightly wet or dirty.
  • Wash the cloth mask after each use as it can get damp or dirty.
  • Put it directly into the washing machine or a bag that can be emptied into the washing machine and then disposed of.
  • Cloth masks can be laundered with other items using a hot cycle, and then dried thoroughly.
  • Wash your hands with soap and water after putting the mask into the laundry.
  • Homemade masks that cannot be washed should be thrown out in a properly lined garbage bin as soon as they get damp, dirty or crumpled. Do not throw used masks on the ground or in a shopping cart. Immediately after wash your hands with soap and water.
  • Watch this How to Use a Cloth Mask Video for additional tips.

Why are masks mandatory now?

As more businesses and public spaces open and people increase their contacts, the risk of a rapid rise in infections and outbreaks is ever-present.

Although the number of cases of COVID-19 in the HKPR area are declining, the risk of ongoing spread remains as the reopening process continues.

Increasing scientific evidence supports wearing a mask when in enclosed public spaces as an important measure in reducing COVID-19 transmission, while the risk of rising rates of infection continues. Together with physical distancing, hand and cough hygiene, and staying home when ill, the use of a non-medical mask or face covering in a commercial establishment is an additional public health measure that may help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.

Under what circumstances can I remove my mask while indoors?

Members of the public are permitted to temporarily remove a mask for the following reasons:
  • Receiving services (including eating or drinking when dine-in services are allowed), or
  • While actively engaging in an athletic or fitness activity including water-based activities.

Ensure you wash your hands using soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after removing your mask or face covering.

Can a person be refused service or entry for not wearing a mask or face-covering?

The implementation of the policy should be enforced in “good faith” and any person not wearing a mask will receive a verbal reminder from the staff of the establishment.

Every Operator of an Enclosed Public Space will have a policy to ensure that no member of the public is permitted to enter or remain in the public areas of the enclosed public space unless they are wearing a mask in a manner that covers their nose, mouth and chin.

People in an Enclosed Public Space who remove their mask for extended periods of time, will receive a verbal reminder of the requirement to wear a mask under these instructions.

Is anyone exempt from wearing a mask?

The following people are exempt from the requirements of wearing a mask while inside a commercial establishment. Please note: a person refers to any customer, patron, employee, or visitor who enters the premises.

  • The Person is a child under the age of two years; or a child under the age of 5 years either chronologically or developmentally and he or she refuses to wear a face covering and cannot be persuaded to do so by their caregiver;
  • The Person is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
  • For any other medical reason, the Person cannot safely wear a non-medical mask or face covering such as, but not limited to, respiratory disease, cognitive difficulties or difficulties in hearing or processing information.
  • For any religious reason, the Person cannot wear a non-medical mask or face covering or cannot cover the face in a manner that would properly control the source

 

Symptoms and Treatment

Symptoms range from mild – like the flu and other common respiratory infections – to severe.  The most common symptoms include:

 

  • Fever or chills
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Cough
  • Sore throat or trouble swallowing
  • Runny nose / stuffy nose or nasal congestion
  • Decrease or loss of taste or smell
  • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain
  • Not feeling well, extreme tiredness or sore muscles

 

There are no specific treatments for the coronavirus, and there is no vaccine that protects against coronavirus. Most people will recover on their own.

You should:

  • drink plenty of fluids
  • get rest and sleep as much as possible
  • try a humidifier or a hot shower to help with a sore throat or cough

 

To reduce the spread of viruses, including the flu and COVID-19 we recommend that you:

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth unless you have just washed your hands.
  • Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your arm, not your hand.
  • Stay home if you are sick.
  • If you are ill and must visit a hospital emergency department, clinic or other health care provider, call ahead or tell them when you arrive that you have a respiratory illness and wear a mask while waiting to be seen. This allows health care workers to reduce the potential spread of illness.
  • Wash your hands regularly.
  • Avoid visiting people in hospitals or long-term care homes if you are sick.
  • Avoid gatherings of over 10 people. (Note: Many of these are currently banned.)
  • Develop a social circle.
  • Practise social distancing by avoiding close contact with others. Keep a minimum distance of 2 metres (6 feet) from other people outside of your social circle.
Returning from Travel
If you are returning to Canada, you should:
  • Self-isolate for 14 days. If you are self-isolating, you should not go to work.
  • Monitor yourself for symptoms of the novel coronavirus for 14 days after returning to Canada.
  • Contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 or the HKPR Health Unit if you experience symptoms.

In addition:

  • Workers who have travelled and are part of workplaces that are essential to daily living are able to return to work as long as they do not have symptoms. However, they should self-monitor for a period of 14 days and identify themselves to their employer so that a plan can be put into place to ensure the protection of those workplaces.
  • Children under the age of 16 years who have travelled outside of Canada should also self-isolate for a period of 14 days. Parents should actively monitor their children's symptoms. Children who are self-isolating should stay at home and avoid social gathering points such as community centres or parks.

Learn about travel advisories related to the 2019 novel coronavirus.

How to Self-Isolate

Self-isolating means staying at home and avoiding contact with other people to help prevent the spread of disease to others in your home and your community.

All persons over 70 years of age and individuals who are immunocompromised are advised to self-isolate for a period of 14 days. This means that you should only leave your home or see other people for essential reasons. Where possible, you should seek services over the phone or internet or ask for help from friends, family or neighbours with essential errands. 

When self-isolating you should:

Stay home

  • do not use public transportation, taxis or rideshares
  • do not go to work, school or other public places
  • your health care provider or public health unit will tell you when it is safe to leave

Limit the number of visitors in your home

  • only have visitors who you must see and keep the visits short
  • keep away from seniors and people with chronic medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, lung problems, immune deficiency)

Avoid contact with others

  • stay in a separate room away from other people in your home as much as possible and use a separate bathroom if you have one
  • make sure that shared rooms have good airflow (e.g. open windows)

Keep distance

  • if you are in a room with other people, keep a distance of at least two metres and wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth
  • if you cannot wear a mask, people should wear a mask when they are in the same room as you

Cover your coughs and sneezes

  • cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
  • cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hand
  • throw used tissues in a lined waste basket, and wash your hands. Lining the wastebasket with a plastic bag makes waste disposal easier and safer.
  • after emptying the wastebasket wash your hands

Wash your hands

  • wash your hands often with soap and water
  • dry your hands with a paper towel, or with your own cloth towel that no one else shares
  • use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available

Wear a mask over your nose and mouth

  • wear a mask if you must leave your house to see a health care provider
  • wear a mask when you are within two metres of other people
Connect with Healthcare Professionals

Telehealth Ontario
A free, confidential service you can call to get health advice or information. A Registered Nurse will take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Telehealth Ontario is only offered over the phone. Email advice is not available. 

Call Toll-free: 1-866-797-0000 | Toll-free TTY: 1-866-797-0007 

Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Citizens are encouraged to visit the HKPR District Health Unit’s website www.hkpr.on.ca for the most up-to-date information COVID-19. In addition to the daily updates to the website, Dr. Lynn Noseworthy, Medical Officer of Health for the HKPR District Health Unit., will continue to provide updates on COVID-19 through their website.

Call 1-866-888-4577, ext. 5020 or visit www.hkpr.on.ca


Ontario Ministry of Health
Call 416-235-6556 or 1-877-604-4567

Health Canada
Call 1-833-784-7397

Additional Resources
  • Canadian Outbreak GIS Interactive Map
  • Online Self-Assessment Questionnaire
  • What is Social Distancing?
  • Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit
  • Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19
  • Being Prepared – Public Health Agency of Canada
  • How to Self-Monitor – Public Health Ontario
  • How to Self-Isolate – Public Health Ontario
  • Self-Isolation: Guide for Caregivers, Household Members and Close Contacts
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
  • The Ontario Ministry of Health
  • Government of Canada Travel Advice and Advisories
  • World Health Organization
  • Download the COVID-19 Alert App
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