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Originally posted Jan. 27, 2020. Last updated Apr. 7, 2020

This page will provide updates on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as they become available. The Ministry of Health has released guidelines for primary care, along with posters. A website for healthcare providers is now live. You can also access information for the public on their site.

Ontario News Release

Projected number of cases and deaths can be significantly reduced if people stay home

TORONTO - Today, the Ontario government released extensive COVID-19 modelling, revealing several scenarios that project the potential number of cases and deaths.

Originally posted Mar. 17, 2020. Last updated Apr. 1, 2020

To:          Health System Partners

From:    Matthew Anderson, President and CEO

Re           COVID-19 Health System Response Structure

Originally posted Mar. 23, 2020. Last updated Mar. 31, 2020.

Resources related to COVID-19 for the management and operations of primary care team locations are listed below. This list will be updated as more resources become available.

Originally posted Mar.10, 2020. Last updated April 7, 2020

We have created a list of infection prevention and control tools and resources, which will be updated as new ones become available.

Public Health Infection Prevention and Control resources

Public Health Ontario and other organizations have provided Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) resources to help build capacity in primary care:

Originally posted on March 27, 2020. Last updated on April 7, 2020. 

We will be posting tools and resources to help providers and patients with mental health and wellness throughout and after this crisis. This will be updated regularly.

We ask teams who develop or know of good tools to please consider sharing them for distribution. 

Longwoods article published Mar. 23, 2020

By Thuy-Nga (Tia) Pham, Jeff Powis, Mark Fam, Ian Fraser and Anne Wojtak