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Public Health Information
- Ontario Ministry of Health – Information for the Public
- COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool (Oct. 1, 2020) - Government of Ontario
- Public Health Agency of Canada - Guidance on the Use of Influenza Vaccine in the Presence of COVID-19 (Sept. 29, 2020)
- Public Health Agency of Canada - Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 - Second Interim Guidance (Aug. 17, 2020)
- Public Health Agency of Canada – Information for Health Care Professionals
- Public Health Ontario – COVID-19 Updates
- Public Health Ontario - COVID-19 Data Tool – Epidemiological information of COVID-19 activity in Ontario
- Public Health Ontario – Updated IPAC Recommendations for Use of PPE for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19 (May 3, 2020)
- Ontario Health – COVID Critical Supplies & Equipment (CSE) Data Submission
- Ontario Health - PPE Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations on Use and Conservation (Aug. 11, 2020)
- Ontario Health – Optimizing the Supply of PPE During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations (Aug. 11, 2020)
- Ontario Ministry of Health/Long-Term Care – Find Your Local Public Health Unit
Ontario Ministry of Health - For Healthcare Providers
- Case Definition for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Aug. 6, 2020
- Quick Reference Public Health Guidance on Testing and Clearance – Oct. 1, 2020
- Patient Screening Guidance v.4.0 – June 11, 2020
- Reference Document for Symptoms v.7.0 – Sept. 21, 2020
- Provincial Testing Guidance Update v.8.0 – Sept. 24, 2020
- Instructions for Completing the Remedy Intake Form - PPTS – Aug. 4, 2020
- Pandemic PPE Transitional Support (PPTS) FAQs – Aug. 4, 2020
- Directive #2 for Health Care Providers – May 26, 2020
- COVID-19 Operational Requirements: Health Sector Restart – June 15, 2020
- Guidance for Health Sector – updated periodically
- Guidance: Primary Care Providers in a Community Setting – Sept. 4, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance: Home and Community Care Providers – Sept. 17, 2020
- Appendix 8: Cases with Positive COVID-19 Serology Results and Management of Cases with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Temporally Associated with COVID-19 - Aug. 6, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance: Labour, Delivery and Newborn Care v.2 – May 19, 2020
- Guidance: Hospice Care – May 4, 2020 - amended May 6, 2020
- Outbreak Guidance for Long-Term Care Homes – April 15, 2020
- Guidance on Use of N95 Beyond Shelf Life – March 27, 2020