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EODSA Updates on COVID -19

February 16, 2021

The EODSA has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation to ensure our membership is updated on any situations which will directly impact them from a soccer point of view. The EODSA is following Ottawa Public Health advisories and will inform our members of any relevant updates for Ottawa.

The EODSA has also been in close communication with Ontario Soccer as they are getting updates from Canada Soccer on this situation.

Ontario Soccer has released Return to Play protocols that will allow Clubs to begin training and playing modified games within the Club.

Current Status Updated April 3rd, 2021:

Health Unit	Ontario Government Zone	Ontario Soccer Phase
Eastern Ontario Health Unit	White - Shutdown	In-Person Soccer Activities Suspended
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit	White - Shutdown	In-Person Soccer Activities Suspended
Ottawa Public Health Unit	White - Shutdown	In-Person Soccer Activities Suspended
Renfrew County and District Health Unit	White - Shutdown	In-Person Soccer Activities Suspended

COVID-19 regional public health measures and restrictions

Status Updates
Date	Update
April 1st, 2021	Effective April 3rd: All in-person soccer activities are suspended for at least 4 weeks. Further extended 2 weeks.
Mar 26th, 2021	Effective Mar 29th: Eastern Ontario HU will move to Red
Mar 19th, 2021	Effective Mar 22nd: Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District will move to Red
Mar 18th, 2021	Effective Mar 19th: Ottawa will move to Red
Mar 12th, 2021	Effective Mar 15th: Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District will move to Yellow
Mar 5th, 2021	Effective Mar 8th: Renfrew County and District Health Unit will move to the Yellow Zone.
Feb 12th, 2021	Effective Feb 16th: Leeds, Grenville & Lanark will move to Green. Ottawa and Eastern Ontario will move to Orange.
Feb 8th, 2021	Effective Feb 10th: Renfrew County and District Health Unit will return to the Green Zone. Effective Feb 16th: The other health units in EODSA will move from Grey to a Zone to be determined by Feb 16th.
Dec 21st, 2020	Effective Dec 26th: All in-person soccer activities are suspended until further notice.
Nov 12th, 2020	Eligible EODSA Clubs can Return to Phase 2 on Nov 12th, 2020 under the updated Return to Play Guide and Plan.
Oct 10th, 2020	EODSA Clubs in Ottawa must Return to Phase 1 on Oct 10th, 2020 for a 28 Day period until at least Nov 7th, 2020.
Sept 17th, 2020	Phase 2 enhancements for modified games against other Clubs can start as of Sept 17th, 2020.
July 17th, 2020	Eligible EODSA Clubs can enter Phase 2 as of July 17th, 2020.
June 11th, 2020	Eligible EODSA Clubs have entered Phase 1.
March 12th, 2020	Immediate suspension of all sanctioned soccer activities in the province until further notice.

Ontario Soccer Links:
https://www.ontariosoccer.net/returntoplay
https://www.ontariosoccer.net/page/show/5787197-ontario-soccer-return-to-play-guide
https://www.ontariosoccer.net/page/show/5787200-frequently-asked-questoins

Ontario Soccer requests that all member organizations ensure they know their Public Health Unit.
Click here to find your Public Health Unit.
Member organizations are encouraged to stay in contact with their local Public Health Unit and Municipality in the event these authorities have implemented additional restrictions that may impact their soccer operations.