Coronavirus Covid-19 Update Feb 26, 2020
COVID-19 telephone and office screening protocol. Click here for a COVID-19 screening poster
While Ontario public health guidelines have not given new direction yet to expand screening patients with a travel history beyond China prior to coming to clinic, you might want to recommend delaying non-urgent visits to clinic for 2 weeks for patients who have just returned from: ITALY, IRAN, CAMBODIA, CHINA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, MACAU, HONG KONG, MALAYSIA, KOREA, THAILAND, or SINGAPORE.
While awaiting new directions, patient directions about self-isolation and uptodate counts for Ontario can be found at:
As we are preparing our east Toronto OHT for a potential outbreak situation, we invite everyone to call into our COVID-19 community-hospital Infectious Disease Updates 1h rounds with Dr Jeff Powis, ID,
every Wednesday 18:00-19:00 at (647) 497-9373 , access code 113-765-645 or to join by videoconference click here.
All east Toronto family doctors who need N95 mask fitting or supplies, check your email and reply back, or connect with us through our website here.
First case of Coronavirus in Toronto Jan 25, 2020:
https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2020/01/ontario-confirms-first-case-of-wuhan-novel-coronavirus.html
New case definition 27/01/20 when triaging patients on the phone in question #1:
“Have you travelled to China in the last 14 days, or been in close contact with someone with a flu-like illness who has travelled to China in the last 14 days, or been in close contact with someone with suspected Coronavirus?”
Newest Ministry of Health Info: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/coronavirus/2019_guidance.aspx
Ministry of Health Resource - Signs for Patients (English and French)
