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PHO is currently reviewing the updated Ministry of Health guidance: COVID-19 Integrated Testing & Case, Contact and Outbreak Management Interim Guidance: Omicron Surge.

We will be updating our website and resources to align with this guidance soon.

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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative

Ontario’s local public health units are responsible for COVID-19 contact tracing and case management. PHO is partnering with public health units, Ontario Ministry of Health and the federal government to provide additional support to public health units for following up with individuals who have been identified as high risk contacts of a COVID-19 case.

About COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Contact tracing, notification and follow up is a process that is used to identify, educate and monitor individuals who have had close contact with someone who is infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. These individuals are at a higher risk of becoming infected and sharing the virus with others. Contact tracing can help individuals who have been in contact with a case of COVID-19 understand their risk and limit further spread of the virus. 

Contact Tracing Frequently Asked Questions

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Fact Sheet

This fact sheet is for those who need to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.

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Updated 26 Dec 2021

Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides recommendations for the use of masks to reduce and protect against COVID-19 spread in the community.
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Updated 25 Dec 2021

Fact Sheet

Instructions on how to self-isolate if you have COVID-19 symptoms, tested positive for COVID-19 or may have been exposed to COVID-19.

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Updated 26 Dec 2021

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About Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Learn about Coronavirus (COVID-19), the signs and symptoms and how is it is spread.

Multilingual COVID-19 Resources

Translated COVID-19 factsheets and guidance in over 20 languages including information on hand washing, social distancing and self-isolation.

Prevention and Management of COVID-19

COVID-19 resources for: handwashing, masks, social distancing, cleaning and disinfection, vaccines, signs and symptoms, testing, test results and what to do if you have been exposed or tested positive.

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PHO Rounds: Novel Disease Surveillance Tools for the Next Pandemic

This seminar will introduce the concept of informal disease event monitoring systems and how this type of data can and has been used to explore communicable disease epidemiological trends among forcibly displaced persons worldwide.

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