What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday, September 4

It is largely their visitors to Ontario, they say, who must remember the need to bring proof of vaccination and identification. Although there is a grace period for passport application, some companies have already started to refuse customers.

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) reported 49 more cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Eighty percent of eligible residents are now fully immunized.

How many cases are there?

As of Friday, 28,461 Ottawa residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 268 known active cases, 27,600 cases considered resolved and 593 people who have died from the disease.

Public health officials have reported more than 51,800 cases of COVID-19 in eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including more than 50,200 cases now resolved.

Elsewhere in eastern Ontario, 200 people with COVID-19 have died. In western Quebec, the death toll is 215. Two deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the region in August.

Akwesasnehad nearly 750 residents tested positive for COVID-19 and reported 10 deaths between its northern and southern sections.

Kitigan Zibi had 34 cases and one death. Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory had 13, with one death. Pikwakanagan did not have one.

CBC Ottawa profile those who died from COVID-19. If you would like to share your loved one’s story, please get in touch.

What are the rules?

Eastern Ontario:

Ontario is in Stage 3 of its plan to reopen and will stay there for the foreseeable future. Its science table says more vaccinations and less contact are needed to avoid a lockdown this fall.

Ontario’s vaccine passport system kicks off September 22 for many activities. People will need to show photo ID and a paper or PDF version of their vaccine receipt until an application is ready, likely by the end of October.

In the meantime, COVID-19 vaccines are becoming mandatory for many activities and services.

Ontario allows indoor dining, with capacity limits based on distance. Gyms, cinemas and museums can reach a capacity of 50% indoors.

The largest general meeting limits are 25 people indoors and 100 people outdoors. These limits are even higher for organized events.

Ontario’s back-to-school plan allows for after-school activities, and while masks are still required, vaccines are not. School boards can go beyond these rules.

Western Quebec

Western Quebec is now subject to green zone restrictions, the lowest on the province’s four-color scale.

The length of physical distancing in the province has been reduced to one meter.

Ten people are allowed to meet inside private residences and 20 people outside which increases to 50 in the event of sport. Organized events can be much larger.

School plans for this province do not include classroom bubbles but now include classroom masks for students.

A vaccination passport is in place for people 13 years of age and older in spaces such as public events, bars, restaurants and gyms. There is a two week adjustment period, so the rules will not be applied until September 15th.

Quebecers can use an application or present a paper proof; people from out of province will be required to show paper proof. Everyone will also need to show ID.

What can I do?

COVID-19 is spread primarily by droplets that can hang in the air.

People can be contagious without symptoms, even after receiving a vaccine. The worrisome variants are more contagious and established.

This means that it is important to take precautions now and in the future, such as staying home in case of illness. and get help with costs if needed keep hands and surfaces clean and maintain a distance from anyone you do not live with, even with a mask.

Masks, preferably well-fitting and three-layered, are required in indoor public places in Ontario and Quebec and recommended in crowded outdoor areas.

Vaccines curb the spread of all variants of COVID-19 without offering full protection. There are federal guidelines for what vaccinated people can do in different situations.

Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents can now escape the 14-day quarantine when they return to Canada. People must show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada by land without a fine.

Fully vaccinated Americans can visit Canada without having to self-quarantine, while tourists from all other countries are expected to be allowed starting Tuesday. The US border remains closed to non-essential land travel until at least September 21.

Health Canada recommends that seniors and people with underlying health problems get help with their groceries.

Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 should self-isolate, as well as those who have been ordered to do so by their public health unit. The duration of self-isolation varies according toQuebecandOntario.

Vaccines

Four COVID-19 vaccines have been found to be safe and approved in Canada. Three are in use, two of which are approved for children as young as 12.

Canada’s Vaccine Task Force says people can wait up to 16 weeks between the first and second dose. Factors have prompted provinces to dramatically speed up this timeline, including procurement and the more infectious delta variant.

This same working group claims that it is safe and effective to mix the first and second dose.

Ontario is giving some groups third doses and the Quebec vaccine task force has recommended the same.

More than 3.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the greater Ottawa-Gatineau region, combined first and second doses, which has a population of approximately 2.3 million.

Eastern Ontario

Ontario vaccinates anyone who will be 12 years of age or older in 2021. Details of the third recall are up to the health unit.

People cansearch for open provincial appointments onlineor by phone at 1-833-943-3900. Pharmacies continue to offer vaccines through their own reservation systems, as some family physicians do.

Local health units have flexibility in the larger framework, including around booking, so visit their websitesfor details. They offer waiting lists and walk-in doses on short notice.

Campaigns are moving from mass clinics to mobile clinics to target those who have not yet received that first dose, or who can now receive their second injection.

Western Quebec

Quebec vaccinates anyone 12 years of age and over. Its goal is to deliver second doses four weeks after the first.

People who qualify can make an appointment online or by phoneor visit one of thepermanent and mobile walk-in clinics.

Symptoms and tests

COVID-19[female[femininecan range from a cold-like illnessa severe lung infection, with common symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, headache, vomiting, and loss of taste or smell.

Children tend to have an upset stomach and / or a rash.

If you have severe symptoms, call 911.

Mental health can also beaffected by the pandemic,andresources are available to help.

In Eastern Ontario:

Anyone wishing to take a test must make an appointment. Check with your health unit for clinic locations and hours.

Ontario recommends that you only get tested if you meet certain criteria, such as having symptoms, exposure, or a certain job.

The province has removed a runny nose from its list of symptoms forcing a child to stay home from school or daycare.

People without symptoms but who are part of the province’s targeted screening strategycan make an appointment in some pharmacies. Rapid tests are available in some places.

Travelers who need a testhave a few local options to pay for one.

In western Quebec:

Testing is highly recommended for people with symptoms and their contacts.

People can make an appointment and check waiting times in line. Some on-site test is available.

Call 1-877-644-4545 with any questions, including whether walk-in testing is available nearby.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis:

First Nations, Inuit and Métis, or anyone traveling to work in a remote Indigenous community, are eligible to be tested in Ontario.

Akwesasne a COVID-19 test and vaccination clinics, with information online or at 613-575-2341. The people of Kitigan Zibican call the health center at 819-449-5593 for a test or vaccine; email is another option for booking vaccines.

Tests are available in Pikwkanagn by calling 613-625-1175. Anyone inTyendinagawho is interested in a test can call 613-967-3603 and should look at the website for dedicated vaccination clinics.

Inuit in Ottawa can call the Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team at 613-740-0999 for services, including tests and vaccines, in Inuktitut or English on weekdays.

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