KFLA Public Health preparing for COVID-19 surge when students return

Case resolution does not mean the end of COVID-19 in KFL&A: ‘We must not let our guard down’

Face masks and COVID-19: What you need to know

COVID-19 tracking, tracing and resolution in KFL&A explained

Public Health addresses concerns about public parks and COVID-19

Kingston’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre moves to Memorial Centre

Local Public Health confirms the first three cases of COVID-19 in Kingston and area

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, Dr. Azim Kasmani, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Queen's University, students

Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore says the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health Unit is preparing for the possibility of 100 local cases of COVID-19 per day come fall. Despite Queen’s University announcing a move to online classes for the fall semester, Dr. Moore says KFL&A Public

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May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cases resolved, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Azim Kasmani, guidelines, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Leeds Grenville and Lanark Public Health, Ottawa, pandemic, physical distancing, Public Health, restrictions, social distancing, stay at home, Toronto

On Friday, May 8, 2020, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health released data confirming that all known cases of COVID-19 in the region have been resolved. With a total of 61 known cases in the area thus far in the pandemic, over the last three days, Public Health

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April 30, 2020July 29, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, donning and doffing, Dr. Azim Kasmani, droplets, face masks, front-line healthcare workers, homemade face masks, how to put on a face mask, how to take off a face mask, how to use a face mask, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), medical advice, N95 masks, Ontario Ministry of Health, pandemic, physical distancing, Public Health Ontario, social distancing, stay at home, stopping the spread of COVID-19, surgical masks

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all around the world have been using face masks, but what do we know about the different types of face masks and what they are useful for? Who should be using which kind? Should we order face masks online? In an attempt

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April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, case management, case resolution, case tracking, close contacts, community spread, contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Azim Kasmani, hospitalization, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Public Health, relapses, resolved cases of COVID-19, respiratory issues, SARS-CoV-2, source of exposure, symptoms, when is a case resolved?

By now, we are all very much aware of the current pandemic, as we all try to remain at home as much as possible to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region. What we don’t all know is what

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March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Azim Kasmani, kids in parks, Kingston, outdoor activity, outdoor play, parks, play, playground equipment, risk of transmission, self-isolation, social distancing, the spread of COVID-19

As the sun shone down on Kingston and the area this past weekend, many people experiencing the stir-craze of self-isolation and social distancing took to the outdoors. A with a taste of spring before the season arrives, families went on bike rides, couples went for hikes, and many spent time

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March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Azim Kasmani, Dr. Kieran Moore, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Memorial Centre, Public Health

The local COVID-19 Assessment Centre is relocating from the Hotel Dieu Hospital site to the Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health announced today. The move is in partnership with Primary Health Care, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and the City of Kingston, and

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March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Azim Kasmani, Dr. Kieran Moore, Dr. Kimberly Morrison, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Lennox and Addington County Hospital, Napanee

Local Public Health confirms the first three cases of COVD-19 in Kingston Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health announced today that there are three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kingston in the last 24 hours. At a press conference on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston’s