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Queen’s confirms positive COVID-19 case in ‘University community’

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments contact tracing, Covid Alert, COVID-19, Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, jane philpott, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Public Health, Queen's University, Reddit, social media

Queen’s University has confirmed that one of the COVID-19 cases recently reported in Kingston is a member of the Queen’s

Queen’s responds: School is pushing public health guidance to students

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), COVID-19, Jeff Masuda, Kingston Police, Noise Bylaw, Nuisance Party By-law, post-secondary students, Public Health, Queen's Campus Security and Emergency Services, Queen's University, residence, students returning to Kingston

Queen’s University has released a statement saying their administration was deeply concerned by the student behaviour reported over the weekend.

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Queen’s addresses tuition costs during remote course delivery

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cleaning, coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency bursaries, information technology costs, online classes, online learning, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, post-secondary students, Provost Mark Green, Public Health, Queen's University, remote classes, remote course delivery, remote learning, sanitization, teaching related expenses, tuition, tuition costs

For the past few months, thousands of students across Ontario have taken to social media, expressing confusion over why tuition

City confirms playgrounds reopen Friday

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, COVID-19, playground equipment, playgrounds, Public Health, reopening

The City of Kingston has confirmed that municipal playgrounds will start to reopen on Friday, Jul. 17, 2020. “Some playgrounds

‘Governance by decree’ creating COVID-19 confusion, prof says

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Adele Mercier, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, KFL&A Public Health, Ontario Civil Liberties Association, pandemic, philosophy, Public Health, universal masking policy

When Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health announced a universal masking policy on Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, Kingston’s Chief

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Contact tracing apps ‘fundamentally flawed’ for controlling COVID-19

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Australia, Bluetooth, computer science, contact tracing apps, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 exposure, David Skillicorn, Germany, government, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), outbreaks, phone apps, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Public Health, Queen's University, School of Computing, Singapore, technology

A computing expert from Queen’s University says mobile contact tracing apps simply aren’t useful for managing the spread of COVID-19.

Kingston retirement home fails to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Atria Retirement Canada, congregate group settings, COVID-19, COVID-19 Guidance Congregate Living for Vulnerable Populations, failure to comply, health inspections, Kingsdale Avenue, Kingsdale Chateau, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health, public health inspection

A local retirement home has been served by Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health for failing to comply

Kingstonian with U.S. plates asks for kindness

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Canada-US border, cars, COVID-19, harassment, Indiana, Kingston, Public Health, quarantine, Quarantine Act, travel

A Kingston woman with U.S. license plates on her car said she has experienced harassing behaviour from other drivers, and

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,

Public Health wants more influenza vaccine, assessment centre expansion come fall

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, influenza, influenza vaccines, KFL&A Public Health, news, Public Health, Public Health Ontario

Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said he is waiting to find out whether Kingston Frontenac Lennox

COVID-19 ‘absolutely’ a contributing factor to overdose rise in KFL&A

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), COVID-19, crystal methamphetamine, drug supply chain, fentanyl, free naloxone kits, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), naloxone, opioid dependency, opioid overdose, opioids, overdose deaths, overdoses, pandemic, Public Health, Rhonda Lovell, Street Health, virus

Public Health Nurse Rhonda Lovell said COVID-19 is “absolutely” a contributing factor to the rise of overdoses in the Kingston,

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