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Live music not allowed on patios in KFL&A

KHSC patients, visitors, staff to wear masks beginning next week

Public Health addresses concerns about public parks and COVID-19

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Kingstonist 2 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, Adele Mercier, children, confusing messaging, contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 transmission, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingstonist, Limestone District School Board, logic, opinion, pandemic, philosophy, reason, schools, the spread of COVID-19

The following is a submitted opinion piece in response to recent Kingstonist articles. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Kingstonist. “A positive case at a school does not mean the individual was exposed to COVID-19 at the school. They may have been exposed somewhere

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June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment dancing, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, Jenn Fagan, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Leeds Grenville and Lanark Public Health, live music, Oakridge Ave, Ontario Ministry of Health, Ottawa Public Health, patios, physical distancing, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, Sean Patterson, singing, the spread of COVID-19

After confusion – and upset from local musicians and local music fans – Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has reiterated that live music is not allowed during Stage 2 of the Provincial Framework for Reopening. When it was initially announced that the KFL&A region, along with the

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Gerald Evans, Dr. Theresa Tam, face masks, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), pandemic, the spread of COVID-19

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is asking all incoming patients, visitors and most staff to wear masks at the hospital starting Monday, Jun. 15, 2020. “Anyone coming to KHSC for an outpatient clinic, procedure appointment or to visit will be required to wear a mask or face covering while on

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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