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Pandemic Plan

Though formal response to an influenza pandemic would be coordinated through Region of Waterloo Public Health, the City of Kitchener has also developed strategies for dealing with the effects an outbreak could have on our community - as well as on the way our corporation functions.

To that end, we've created a pandemic plan that would serve as a step-by-step guide for our staff and elected officials to follow during a pandemic.

The plan includes information on how we would protect staff and the public should a pandemic strike; as well as procedures we would follow to ensure essential municipal services continue to be delivered to the community.

Included in Kitchener's pandemic plan are mitigating strategies such as:

Educate/practise good hygiene/hand washing
Restrict workplace entry of people with influenza symptoms;
Increase social distancing (e.g. enable tele-working, avoid face-to-face contact)
Work from home

In an effort to encourage everyone to practise healthy habits at all times, we've created a Foil the Flu brochure - containing helpful tips and advice on how to stay healthy during flu season.

For more information, please contact Kitchener Fire Chief Tim Beckett at 519-741-2926.

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