I am writing again to provincial sport organizations with an update on the situation with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the illness it causes COVID19.
COVID19 has now spread around the globe and is rapidly increasing in the USA and Canada. While there have been no cases of COVID19 in Nova Scotia to date, it is almost certain that we will get cases and community spread in the near future.
There is no vaccine or specific treatment for this virus therefore as we prepare for local spread, we need to
focus oni) protective measures such as handwashing
ii) steps to minimize the close contact between people (social distancing).
There is up-to-date information of personal protective measures, handwashing posters and a number of fact sheets at https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/
Steps that sports teams and organizations should be considering at this time to support social distancing
include:a) no handshakes, high fives or fist bumps
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b) minimizing close face-to-face contact during practices, games and in the change room
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c) no group social activities
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d) limit or stop spectators, especially for indoor sports/events
To limit the spread of COVID-19 to Nova Scotia at this time:
a) sports teams and individual athletes should not travel outside of Nova Scotia for
competitions or events;
b) sports teams and individual athletes should not travel to Nova Scotia for competitions or events.
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