The Covid-19 virus is still present in Eeyou Istchee. Make it a habit to follow precautions and get tested. Keep the circle of protection strong around our communities.
When Do I Need a Covid-19 Test?
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COVID-19 tests help detect infections so we can take action to reduce spreading it to people around us. Testing is an important layer of protection against virus transmission. Make it a habit to get tested, and keep the circle of protection strong around your family and community.
Testing Helps Detect Infections
- COVID-19 tests help us know when people are infected with the virus, whether they have symptoms or not.
- Some people don’t have any symptoms (asymptomatic) or have very mild symptoms.
- Any person who catches COVID-19 can transmit the virus to people around them, whether they have symptoms or not.
- Any person who catches COVID-19 can transmit the virus to people around them, whether they’ve had their vaccines or not.
Keep the circle of protection strong: Get tested
- This is why it’s important to find out if you are infected: so you can avoid making other people sick.
- Testing provides knowledge for people so they can take steps and actions to reduce transmission to their family and community members.
- COVID-19 tests are an important layer of protection for you, your family, and your community, whether you have symptoms or not, whether you’re vaccinated or not.
Keep the circle of protection strong
Make it a habit to get tested for COVID-19 when needed or recommended
GET TESTED WHEN:
- You have any symptoms or feel sick.
- Symptoms could be: a cough, tiredness, fever, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, headache, aches and pains.
- You know you’ve had recent contact with someone who has COVID-19 (e.g. visited a family member, shared a car ride with someone).
- If you’re in one of these situations, the 1st choice is to get is to get tested at the CMC or Hospital. If neither option is available, use a rapid test.
GET TESTED WHEN:
- You're travelling from an Area of Risk
- You were in a situation where you think there may have been a risk of being exposed to COVID-19.
GET TESTED WHEN:
- You're planning to go to a large gathering or event.
- You did attend a large gathering or event.
GET TESTED WHEN:
- You were in any situation where precautionary measures may not have been closely followed.
- This could be a shopping outing, a gathering, an event, or other situations.
Make it a habit to get tested for COVID-19 even if you're vaccinated
- Being fully vaccinated is a strong layer of protection against severe COVID-19 disease.
- The vaccine protects people against severe disease, which may require hospitalization.
- People who are vaccinated have a lower chance of becoming infected, but they can still catch COVID-19.
- When that happens, they can still pass on the virus to people around them.
- Any person who catches COVID-19 can pass it on to people around them, whether they've had their vaccines or not.
COVID-19 tests are an important layer of protection for you, your family and community.
Keep the circle of protection strong - get tested
We need many layers of protection to detect and control the virus in our communities
Related Resources
People who travel to Eeyou Istchee from Areas of Risk must be tested for COVID-19 if local laws require it.
Rapid tests are used in Eeyou Istchee to increase testing capacity to respond to the continued spread and community transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Rapid tests are an important tool in the new Deconfinement Plan in effect in Eeyou Istchee.
If you have received your COVID-19 test result, whether positive or negative, please read the instructions to understand your next steps.
Isolation recommendations for people with COVID-19 and people who are contacts.
Masks protect you, and people around you.
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January 17, 2023
