There are many tools that can help protect you, other volunteers, and participants from COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. It is up to each person to make use of these tools to ensure we keep one another safe while at the Games.

• COVID-19 vaccines – Staying up to date with your vaccines, including booster doses, will give you the best protection against serious illness from COVID-19 and its variants.
• Masks – The Games are a mask-friendly environment. Except for when required, wearing a mask is a personal choice. No one should be made to feel as though they are being judged for said choice – respecting one another’s personal comfort levels is imperative. Wear a mask in places where it is required.
• Clean hands – Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer often, such as before eating and after being in public spaces or after handling shared objects
• Monitor yourself – It is important to monitor your health.Before you come to the Games, consider completing the BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment to ensure you feel healthy enough to travel. While at the Games, continue asking yourself these questions each morning and talk to your coach if you are feeling unwell.
• Refer to the BCCDC Your Personal Toolkit for more resources and tips.

During the Games, participants should consider how they are feeling and use the BCCDC Self Assessment Tool at https://bc.thrive.health and tell their coach if they are not feeling week.

Volunteers should do this assessment before they arrive at their shift each day and report to their Chair or supervisor if they are not feeling well.

This tool helps to identify people who should be assessed for COVID-19. The majority of people do not need to have COVID-19 testing at this time and have mild symptoms that can be treated with common over the counter medications like Tylenol and Advil. If you have mild symptoms and testing is not recommended, the current advice from the BCCDC is isolate from others until you feel well enough to resume your regular activities.

Note that sometimes symptoms may suddenly worsen and require urgent medical care. Pay attention to how you are feeling. If it becomes harder to breathe, you can’t drink anything or feel much worse report it immediately.