Prevention
A transparent material used as a barrier.
What is plexi-glass?
What is 8-1-1?
'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for virus, 'D' for disease and '19' stands for 2019 the year it was discovered.
What does COVID-19 stand for?
This acronym VCH describes our local public health authority.
What is Vancouver Coastal Health?
Standing 2m or more from each other.
What is physically distanced?
Immodium is a drug that may help alleviate this lesser common symptom of COVID-19.
What is Diarrhea?
Required by law to self-isolate and monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days after travelling.
What is to self-quarantine?
John Fluevog designed a pair of shoes in honor of this Provincial Health Officer.
Who is Dr Bonnie Henry?
The length of time it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice.
How long should you wash your hands for?
Before coming to work or school everyone must complete this.
What is the Daily Health Assessment?
A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.
What is a vaccine?
Contacting those that may have been exposed to COVID-19.
What is contact tracing?
The acronym for this term is PPE.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
This less common symptom of COVID-19 is often referred to as "pink eye".
What is conjunctivitis?
Someone who has been confirmed by Public Health to have been near a person with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes when health and safety measures were not in place or were insufficient.
What is a close contact?
What is a testing procedure for COVID-19?
It's the best way to prevent the spread of the virus.
Why stay home when sick?
A temperature above this number would be considered a fever.
38 degree Celsius.
The virus can spread through the eyes, mouth or nose.
What are the Route of Transmissions?
A letter from VCH advising you of a low risk COVID-19 situation. Someone with COVID-19 was present at school with COVID-19 for a short period of time.
What is a "self-monitoring" letter?