GLOUECESTER – Covid is on the rise in Gloucester. The Gloucester Health Department’s wastewater data shows a sharp spike in the last week
. If you or a family member has respiratory symptoms or fever, please consider testing for COVID and if positive see your physician for treatment options.
. If you or a family member has respiratory symptoms or fever, please consider testing for COVID and if positive see your physician for treatment options.Follow these guidelines to keep others safe:
Stay away from others in your household.
Wear a mask when you have to be around them.
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.
Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Use a tissue or your inner elbow, not your hands.
Clean high-touch surfaces (such as countertops, handrails, and doorknobs) often.
You should stay home even if you don’t know what virus is making you sick.When you start to feel better, you may begin to resume normal activities with precautions if:
You have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicines; AND
Your other symptoms are improving.
You may still be able to spread the virus that made you sick, even if you are feeling better.For at least the first 5 days after you resume normal activities, take these extra precautions:
Avoid crowded indoor spaces. Wear a mask anytime you are indoors around other people. Wash your hands often with soap and warm water. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.
Avoid spending time with people who are at increased risk for severe disease.
