The medical office of health in Ottawa shares that understanding and keeping to the “social bubbles” of no more than 10 people is the key to keeping COVID-19 transmission low.
It follows a statement from Ontario Premier Doug Ford that Ontarians will likely need to stick to smaller social circles for the remainder of 2020.
The social bubble system, wherein you agree to treat a small number of additional people outside your household as if they are members of your household and vice-versa, is one of the strategies for limiting transmission but it is least understood.
The social circle piece should be reinforced since there is an opportunity for misunderstanding. The issue is that there is a reciprocity. There is an agreement amongst all the people in a particular circle that they are only going to treat each other in that way.
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