Ministry of Health | Public Health

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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
• 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
• Ontario Ministry of Health/Long-Term Care – Find Your Local Public Health Unit

Ontario Ministry of Health - For Healthcare Providers

Screening | Testing 

• Algorithm - You have symptoms and are concerned you may have COVID-19 June 2, 2022 (version 14.2) (PDF)
• Algorithm - You have been exposed to someone who has tested positive June 2, 2022 (version 14.2) (PDF)
• Algorithm - You have been exposed AND work in highest risk setting Version 2.1 February 3, 2022 (PDF) 
• Patient Screening Guidance 
• Reference Document for Symptoms
• Provincial Testing and Clearance Guidance 
• Considerations for Antigen Point-of-Care Testing – Guidance
• COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool – Government of Ontario
• Case Definition for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 

PPE | IPAC

• Addendum: Guidelines for Pandemic Stockpile Use – August 24, 2022
• Provincial Pandemic Stockpiles – order PPE | Swabs
• Instructions for Completing the Remedy Intake Form - PPTS – August 4, 2020
• Pandemic PPE Transitional Support (PPTS) FAQs 
• Guidance on Use of N95 Beyond Shelf Life – March 27, 2020
• Public Health Ontario – Updated IPAC Recommendations for Use of PPE for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19 
• Ontario Health – COVID Critical Supplies & Equipment (CSE) Data Submission
• Ontario Health – Optimizing the Supply of PPE During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations (February 25, 2021)

Guidance

• Management of Cases and Contacts of COVID-19 in Ontario – June 2, 2022 (version 14.2) (PDF)
• Primary Care Guidance Summary (OCFP) – August 2021
• Primary Care Guidance: What's Changed (OCFP) – August 2021
• Guidance for Health Sector – updated periodically
• Public Health Agency of Canada - Guidance on the Use of Influenza Vaccine in the Presence of COVID-19 – September 23, 2022
• COVID-19 Guidance: Labour, Delivery and Newborn Care – November 10, 2020
• Guidance: Hospice Care – November 12, 2020 
• Guidance: Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes for Public Health Units – October 6, 2022

Ontario Ministry of Health - Situation Reports

In alignment with the wind-down of provincial emergency response measures and the shift to managing COVID-19 through routine operations, the ministry’s daily COVID-19 Situation Report will no longer be distributed after June 10 2022. COVID-19 data will continue to be reported on the Ministry of Health website and through the Public Health Ontario’s COVID-19 data tool. The COVID-19 data tool is also available in French.