The Diocese is recommending that Parishioners not return to the church if they have one of these risk factors since they are more likely to suffer complications with the virus.

1. Asthma (Moderate to severe)
2. Chronic Lung Disease (ex: COPD, Lung Cancer)
3. Diabetes
4. Serious Heart Conditions
5. Chronic Kidney disease (being treated with dialysis)
6. Obesity
7. PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OVER!
8. People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility
9. Immunocompromised e.g. Cancer Treatment, Bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, HIV, pro-long use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications.
10. Liver Disease

• Before and after handling the mask, wash hands or use hand sanitizer every time!
• Outside of mask is considered dirty
• Keep a paper bag or zip lock bag to store it in
• Never store it in a purse or a pocket
• Do not touch the outside of the mask when it is on your face

• Clean your hands
• Loop elastic over the ears pull it down to cover under your chin
• Secure it to your face by pinching the mask over your nose if it is a clean mask
• The Mask must cover your nose
• Before removing the mask clean your hands
• Remove the mask using the ear loops
• Fold the mask in half so outside surfaces are touching each other
• Place in your clean storage bag
• Seal the bag if you use a paper bag
• If using a plastic baggie leave it open
• Wash your hands
• Wash the used mask

• If you choose to wear rubber/vinyl gloves there is a specific way to remove them, pinch and hold the outside of the glove near the wrist area
• Peel downward away from the wrist, turning the glove inside out
• Pull the glove away until it is removed from the hand
• And hold the inside out glove with the gloved hand
• With ungloved hand, slid your finger/s under the wrist of the remaining glove taking care not to touch the outside of the glove
• Again, peel downward, away from the wrist, turning the glove inside out
• Continue to pull the glove down and over the inside out glove being held in the gloved hand
• This will ensure that both gloves are inside out, one glove enveloped inside the other, with no contaminant on the bare hands.