Health officials explain why not everyone can get swabbed for COVID-19 right nowOne infectious disease specialist stressed that social distancing plays the bigger role in containing spread; with measures to limit contact with others, the need for tests will drop ER tales: Deciding who is swab-worthy during COVID-19Russell Greaves is a smart kid. He’s 20, speaks well, tells me exactly what I need to know, and he’s wearing the sweatshirt of my Alma Mater. He was here two days ago with the same symptoms he has today. Shoppers Drug Mart, Maple offering free access to virtual care Canadians may access normally for-fee telemedicine service at no cost, for a one-week period 5 ways to put evidence into action during outbreaks like COVID-19 Medical workers in health crisis zones need access to research evidence to inform decisions Different patterns of end-of-life care for Canadians of Chinese and South Asian ethnicity Alberta's chief medical health officer in self-isolation, gets coronavirus test Dr. Deena Hinshaw is currently experiencing mild symptoms consistent with the common cold Large-scale disruptions from COVID-19: No longer 'if' or 'when,' but 'now' These disruptions may be inconvenient or unwelcome, but the alternatives—haphazard responses or doing nothing at all—are worse Hundreds show up to Ottawa COVID-19 assessment centre, but few actually tested The volume of calls to Ottawa's COVID-19 help line have been doubling by the day and non-nursing staff have had to be called in to help. Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homes Until now, the province had merely recommended that visitors to long-term care homes be screened for symptoms and risk factors for COVID-19, such as recent international travel Ontario public health hasn't stepped up—we need it to, now Doctors have been getting conflicting information about how to handle this pandemic, and PHO has failed to clarify the confusion First Previous 816 817 818 819 820 Next Last
