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POLL: Are you prepared to self-isolate for 14 days or longer?

POLL: Are you prepared to self-isolate for 14 days or longer? | iNFOnews.ca
Residents stock up on toilet paper at Kelowna's Costco, March 6. Kathy Michaels

The CDC and Health Canada has said everyone should be prepared to self-isolate for 14 days or longer to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.

This is particularly important for older people and those with underlying chronic conditions or immunocompromised people.

People travelling from certain high risk destinations will be asked to self-isolate for at home for at least 14 days. It's also likely for anyone who has a high risk of exposure, whether they have symptoms of COVID-19 or not. 

Trouble is, panic-buying of certain items like hand sanitizer and toilet paper has made those items largely unavailable to people who need it most might.

So, let's get a quick check up: Is the buying frenzy over? Can we share the TP?

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Marshall Jones

Marshall Jones

News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day.

We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most.

Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.

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