How else can I protect myself and others who travel in the same vehicle?
- If you have COVID-19 symptoms, stay at home and use the Self-Assessment and Testing Referral tool or contact 811 if online services are not accessible.
- Wear a non-medical mask that covers the nose and mouth.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use a Health Canada approved hand sanitizer (these often contain at least 60 per cent alcohol) if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- Clean frequently touched surfaces such as car door handles, arm rests, buttons for windows and locks, and seatbelts. COVID-19 may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. This may vary under different conditions such as the type of surface, temperature or humidity of the environment.
- Guidance on how to clean frequently touched surfaces and on appropriate grade disinfectants is available at: https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/files/factsheet-covid-19-environmental-cleaning-NL.pdf.
- Where possible, open windows to promote air flow through the vehicle.
Additional guidance for traveling in vehicles can be found here.