Public Health Updates | Guidance

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Public health and healthcare guidance, including announcements and regular updates on policy and guidance.

Public Health Information

• Ontario Ministry of Health – Information for the Public
• COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool (Feb. 16, 2021) - 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) – Feb. 18, 2021
• Quick Reference Public Health Guidance on Testing and Clearance – Feb. 18, 2021
• Patient Screening Guidance v.4.0 – June 11, 2020
• Reference Document for Symptoms v.7.0 – Sept. 21, 2020
• Provincial Testing Guidance Update v.10.0 – Feb. 17, 2021
• Rapid Point of Care Testing Use - Case Guidance
• 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 – Nov. 9, 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 - v. 2.0,  Feb. 18, 2021
• 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

Ontario Ministry of Health - Situation Reports

(2020 Situation Reports and Updates are available here)