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One challenge at a time: Kingston to skip 2020 Commuter Challenge due to COVID-19

The committee that coordinates Commuter Challenge in Kingston has made the difficult, but necessary, decision to cancel the event this year, due to COVID-19.

“It’s with heavy hearts that we announce we are unable to proceed with the event in 2020. At this time, our efforts and resources are focused on flattening the curve and supporting our community during this pandemic,” said Peter Bearse, Registered Nurse with KFL&A Public Health, the agency that leads Commuter Challenge locally.

Each year,...

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KFL&A Public Health Advocates to Prepare for Upcoming Influenza Season

KFL&A Public Health is concerned that COVID-19 will continue to be active and co-circulate with the beginning of our next influenza season. Every winter in Ontario, extra hospital beds and staff are needed to cope with influenza. While managing COVID-19 simultaneously, hospital admission, intensive care unit utilization and death rates may reach unprecedented levels.

To limit the combined impact of COVID-19 and influenza on our community and health care system, KFL&A Public Health is advocating...

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Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s April meeting will be hosted by teleconference.Date:                              Wednesday, April 22, 2020Time:                             1:00 p.m. A copy of the Board agenda is attached.  Copies of the complete Board agenda, including all information items, are available upon request.

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Reduced Hours for COVID-Assessment Centre

KINGSTON— For the upcoming weekend, the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at the Memorial Centre will be open daily from Friday, April 10 to Monday, April 13 with reduced hours of operation.

Hours of Operation: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10 to Monday, April 13

The COVID-19 Assessment Centre will return to regular hours of operation from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.on Tuesday, April 14.

The community based COVID-19 Assessment Centre operates 7 days a week and is set up to assess returning...

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Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) Pandemic Tracker Launches

Kingston, ON – KFL&A Public Health launches new Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) Pandemic Tracker to monitor daily admissions to hospitals in Ontario for key syndromes related to COVID-19.

ACES is a real-time syndromic surveillance system that uses natural language processing to group free text reasons for admission into different syndromes. These syndromes are not clinical diagnoses. The ACES Pandemic Tracker looks at admissions to hospitals for syndromes related to COVID-19, for example,...

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A Community Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

In these unprecedented times government, the health care system, businesses and community agencies, and individuals in KFL&A are pulling together to find creative and effective solutions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 26, acting decisively as a community, all 11 municipalities in KFL&A formally declared a local state of emergency. This decision aligns with steps the Province of Ontario has taken and shows how united area municipalities are in supporting our community and providing...

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KFL&A Public Health – Cloyne and Sharbot Lake Office Closures

KINGSTON— As of Monday, March 30, 2020 the KFL&A Public Health offices in Sharbot Lake and Cloyne will be open to the public for radon test and water sample drop off one day per week. These offices are closing temporary, with the exception of this one day, to allow for staff from these offices to assist with COVID-19 operations in the main office in Kingston.

Hours of Operation

• Sharbot Lake Office (130 Elizabeth Street, Sharbot Lake) will be open on Tuesdays.
• Cloyne Office (14209 Highway 41,...

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Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s March meeting will be hosted by teleconference.Date:                              Wednesday, March 25, 2020Time:                             1:00 p.m. A copy of the Board agenda is attached.  Copies of the complete Board agenda, including all information items, are available upon request.

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Self-Isolation Means You Stay At Home

Kingston, ON – All individuals who are returning from any travel outside of Canada and any individuals with COVID-19 symptoms are to self-isolate for 14 days. Self-isolation means you stay at home and avoid contact with other people.

Staying home means you:

• do not go to public places such as work, grocery stores, shopping centres, or pharmacies.
• ask someone to get food and other necessities for you and leave them at your front door.
• do not let visitors in — only people who usually live with you...

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Three Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases in KFLA Area

Kingston, ON – Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health confirmed that there are three positive cases of COVID-19 in the KFL&A area.

Two females, 44 and 62 years of age, and one male 48 years of age, all with recent travel history to Spain, Barbados, and the United Kingdom have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the individuals were seen and assessed at the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Hotel Dieu Hospital, while the third affected individual was assessed at a...

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