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Chief Medical Officer orders fines for refusing to adhere to quarantine

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, failure to adhere, outbreak, quarantine, section 22, self-isolation

The Chief Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, has issued a Class Order of Section 22

Masks now mandatory in indoor public settings in KFL&A

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bryan Paterson, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, outbreak, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), Public Health

Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore has issued a public health order making masks mandatory inside any indoor public

Update on local COVID-19 outbreak from KFL&A Public Health

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Bihns Nail and Spa, contact tracing, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), corrections officer, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), nail salon, outbreak, pandemic, Public Health

Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health shared details, as of 8:48 a.m. this morning, Friday,

The latest on COVID-19 exposures in Kingston

June 26, 2020July 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Amherst Island Ferry dock construction, Amherstview Golf Course, Binhs Nail and Spa, closed businesses, closures, COVID-19, Harold Hemberger, Kingston, nail salon, outbreak, pandemic, Rankin Construction, Rustic Spud, St. Vincent de Paul

Since the announcement of an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington public health region, several businesses

Public Health, business owners address COVID-19 outbreak at Kingston nail salon

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Binh Nguyen, businesses fined, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, Harold Hemberger, health inspections, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, nail salon, outbreak, physical distancing, Second wave

At least 10 people have become infected with COVID-19 as the result of an outbreak at Binh’s Nail and Spa

KFL&A Public Health launches new test clinic amid gonorrhea outbreak

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments case increase, chlamydia, Dr. Hugh Guan, gonorrhea, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), outbreak, Quick Test Clinic, sexual health, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), surge in cases

So far in 2020, there have been more cases of gonorrhea reported to Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public

Providence Care announces end of COVID-19 quarantines and outbreaks

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments Cathy Szabo, COVID-19, COVID-19 screening, hospital staff, Kingston, long-term care home, no new positive cases, outbreak, Outbreak ended, Providence Care Hospital, Providence Manor, quarantine, quarantine ended

All Providence Care COVID-19-related quarantines and outbreaks have officially come to an end with no additional spread. Providence Care announced

KFL&A Public Health confirms COVID-19 outbreak at long-term care facility in region

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), outbreak, Providence Care, Providence Manor

A long-term care facility within the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, KFL&A

KFL&A Public Health releases tips to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, China, coronavirus, Dr. Kieran Moore, health unit, Hubei Province, influenza, influenza vaccines, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), outbreak, preventing the spread of germs, Public Health, quarantine, travellers, Wuhan

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health released new information on preventing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus