Covid

What about Covid?

Yes, Covid is on river trips. It is not fun. Here are some steps you can do before and during your trip.

Before your trip: Hand washing is NOT the main way to prevent Covid! It is important, but staying out of indoor spaces with poor ventilation is SO much more important, even when you are wearing a mask. Avoid High Risk activities for 2.5 weeks before launch date, including going to the gym (that’s a ton of virus particles in the air, a mask can only do so much), bars, indoor dining, and indoor parties. It is important to think about limiting your social circle as much as possible! If you hang out with 5 people indoors and those 5 people each hang out with 5 other people at another location indoors.... the risk really adds up. You are much, much more likely to contract the virus through aerosols than you are from touching a surface. Masking everywhere you go, spending as little time in shared indoor spaces as possible, and not seeing anyone outside your immediate family or circle indoors are the most important things you can do. Wash your hands too of course. And get your Covid Booster and flu shot! (The flue shot has no protective effect against Covid, but it’s regular flu season too).

Lees Ferry: To help all participants and Rangers stay healthy, the Lees Ferry Ranger requests that all trip participants at Lees Ferry maintain social distancing especially with other groups. To help expedite the checkout process, trips are encouraged to lay out the required equipment, including life jackets, in an organized fashion.

o Social Distancing on the River: Please remember that social distancing between different river trips or with hikers is especially important. This means as much as possible not sharing river camps with other groups, having participants bring face masks to popular attraction sites and wear them if other groups are present, considering skipping some attraction sites if crowded, avoid stopping / mingling at Phantom Ranch, and making it a point of staying distant from other groups even at the take-out.

o Meals: Limit the spread of germs by reducing the number of hands that touch the serving utensils. Rather than self-serve lunch buffets, consider having 1 or 2 people do all the serving.

What should you do if you have Covid on the River?

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