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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,

Kingston healthcare workers offering remote support to Toronto Public Health

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments case management, case tracking, contract tracing, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Public Health, Queens School of Medicine and Nursing, Toronto

Local public health workers will start offering remote case and contact tracing for Toronto Public Health next week, according to

Campus Education Health News

Queen’s planning for most fall courses to be delivered remotely

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, delivered remotely, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fall of 2020, fall term, Kingston, lab work, Mark Green, on-campus classes, online classes, pandemic, physical distancing, Provost and Vice Principal Academic, Public Health, Queen's Faculty of Law, Queen's University, remote delivery, restrictions on classroom space, university courses and programs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those at Queen’s University are preparing for a fall term where most courses will be

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

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

Campus Health News

Queen’s researchers launch program to support people living with physical disabilities during pandemic

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Amy Latimer-Cheung, Canadian Disability Participation Program, coronavirus, COVID-19, free program, Get In Motion, health sciences, Jennifer Tomasone, Kinesiology, Kingston, Mary Ann McColl, online, physical activity, physical disabilities, Public Health, Queen's University, researchers, strength training, telephone

Everyone is facing challenging times during the COVID-19 pandemic, but those living with physical disabilities face their own unique challenges,

Hall Monitor: Response Reservations

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments budget, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA), community gardens, Conservation Areas, County of Frontenac, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, Frontenac Paramedic Services, hall monitor, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, kingston city budget, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, operating budget, pandemic response, Public Health, relaxing restrictions, ygkc

Kingston City Council held meeting 14-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2020, hosting its third meeting in its virtual format.

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

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

Public Health confirms closure of two clinics, three new cases of COVID-19

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments closed clinics, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Jenn Fagan, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Lakeland Family Health Team, positive cases, Public Health

Two clinics in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region have closed due to positive COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday,

Four more people test positive for COVID-19 in KFL&A region

March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments COVID-19, eight cases, four new cases, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), new cases, Public Health

The official number of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the area has doubled, with Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox

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