BPHC GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL DISTANCING

    All residents are urged to practice social distancing:

    • Stay approximately six feet away from other people.
    • Avoid large crowds and gatherings. 
    • Practice good hygiene: continue to wash hands, use hand sanitizer, cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your inner elbow, and stay home if you are sick.

    Certain people are at higher risk for serious illness from this virus. High-risk individuals include:

    • older adults
    • anyone with underlying health conditions, such as heart or lung disease or diabetes
    • anyone with weakened immune systems, and
    • pregnant women.  

    Individuals at higher risk should:

    • stay home and avoid situations of potential exposure
    • do not travel
    • do not attend large gatherings
    • limit time spent in public areas, and
    • do not congregate in groups of more than 10 people.

    Residents should limit interactions with persons who are at higher risk for COVID-19. If you live with someone at high risk, practice social distancing. We all have personal responsibility to take care of ourselves and others, to protect ourselves and our loved ones.