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COVID-19 Health Care Provider Briefing Middlesex and London Region June 5, 2020
Welcome Presenter: Dr. Alex Summers Associate Medical Officer of Health Middlesex-London Health Unit @alexsummers4
Surveillance Report As of June 4 th , 2020: • Over 6.6 million COVID-19 cases and over 391,000 deaths have been reported worldwide. • 30,946 cases of this illness confirmed in Ontario, including 2,436 deaths • Local:
Number of Cases by Municipality Number of cases Percent of cases Municipality (%) London 512 93.3 Strathroy-Caradoc 20 3.6 Middlesex Centre 7 1.3 Thames Centre 4 0.7 North Middlesex 4 0.7 Southwest Middlesex 1 0.2 Lucan-Biddulph 1 0.2 — Adelaide Metcalfe 0 — Newbury 0 — Total 549 Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-06-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-06-04
Cases by Reported Date Data source : MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-06-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-06-04.
Cases by Onset Date Data source : MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-06-05 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-06-04 Note : Illness that began in the period denoted by the grey bars may not yet be reported.
Assessment Centres
COVID-19 Guidance Document Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Management of Positive Patients in Your Practice • MLHU created a COVID-19 Management of Positive Patients In Your Practice guide for healthcare providers • provides quick instructions you can provide to patients who test positive for COVID-19 • Information includes: recommendations for self-isolation, self-care in isolation, recommendations for close contacts, and patient follow-up.
COVID-19 Guidance Document Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Management of Positive Patients in Your Practice
Assessment Centre Hours • Effective June 8 th the Oakridge Arena Assessment Centre will now be operating from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. • Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre (CHOCC) Assessment Centre hours of operation will remain the same, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. • .
Assessment Centre Testing is available at all COVID-19 Assessment Centres for anyone who: • has at least one symptom of COVID-19, even mild symptom(s) • is asymptomatic but concerned they may have been exposed to COVID-19 • is asymptomatic but at risk of exposure to COVID-19 through their employment
Emergency Declaration Extended - Extended to June 30
Extension of Emergency Orders • Until June 30 th , 2020 • Limit long-term care and retirement home staff to working at one home • Prevent unfair pricing of necessary goods • Limit non-essential gathering to less than 5
Blacklegged Ticks and Lyme Disease • Blacklegged ticks, which are capable of carrying Borrelia Burdoferi and cause Lyme Disease (LD), are found in M-L • Public Health Ontario has determined that most of our region is a risk area
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Tick submission • Ticks found on humans can still be submitted to MLHU or etick.ca for identification • But now that Middlesex London is considered a risk area, not all blacklegged ticks will be submitted for further testing
Black Lives Matter • Race is a social determinant of health and racism is a public health issue • It is a Canadian public health issue, not just one we observe from a distance • There is a need to take a vocal stand against racism
Black Lives Matter - Demonstration • For those attending the demonstration on Saturday: – Maintain a physical distance of 2 meters – Wash hands frequently, – Wear a non-medical mask – Do not attend if ill – Maintain physical distance as much as possible for the two weeks following the demonstration – Monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 – If symptomatic, get tested
COVID-19 Briefing Webinars • The MLHU is hosting twice weekly briefing webinars for healthcare providers. • Held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Please send your questions to healthcareproviders@mlhu.on.ca
Questions? Ask using chat function now, or after the webinar at: healthcareproviders@mlhu.on.ca
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