MSAD #70 Hodgdon
Covid-19 Information
COVID‑19 Basics
MOST IMPORTANT….. If your child is sick, please keep them home!
- Take Every Precaution
- Take simple steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19, such as:
- Wear face coverings when in public, when around people who don’t live in your household, and when you can’t stay 6 feet away from others, including when you
- are outside.
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
- Stay home as much
- as possible
- Know the Symptoms
- Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or
- difficulty breathing
- Fever
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Seek Medical Care if Needed
If you are symptomatic or are a close contact to a COVID-19 case, you should be tested. Learn more about where to find a COVID- 19 test here. You may want to call before you arrive to ensure they are offering the testing you are looking for. If you test positive and have symptoms, early treatment to prevent severe disease may be available to you. Learn more about treatment options and how to access medicines.
- Maine does not have a mask mandate.
- US CDC recommends wearing a face covering when around other people for 10 days if:
- You tested positive for COVID-19.
- You were exposed to someone with COVID-19.
- US CDC recommends wearing face masks depending on the COVID-19 Hospital Admission Level in the county. You may also want to wear a mask based on your individual risk for severe disease.
- Recommendations for schools are to exclude until 5 days from the day symptoms start, or a positive test if asymptomatic.
- This link provides free COVID-19. tests https://www.covid.gov/tools-and-resources/resources/tests.
MSAD 70 asks that you follow the recommendations from the CDC. Thank you.
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