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Test Your Home for Radon

Kingston, ON – Homeowners in the Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) area are encouraged to test their homes for radon. From November 1 to November 30, KFL&A Public Health will be selling a limited supply of certified radon tests for $25. This year, due to COVID-19 precautions, radon tests will only be available for purchase online at kflaph.ca/radon. Tests will be shipped directly to the purchaser at the beginning of December.  Homeowners can return the test three months later to...

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Kingston Transit Rider Confirmed Positive for COVID-19

Kingston— Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health confirms a COVID-19 positive case travelled on Kingston Transit Bus Route 1 on:

• October 20: northbound trip from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and southbound trip from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• October 21: northbound trip from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and southbound trip from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• October 22: northbound trip from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and southbound trip from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• October 23: northbound...

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Limit Sporting Activities to Regions in Stage 3 and Reconsider Non-Essential Travel

Kingston— As cases of COVID-19 rise in some areas of the province, The Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging all Ontarians to limit trips outside of home, except for essential purposes only such as work, school, grocery shopping, medical appointments, and outdoor physical activity. In addition, travel to other regions in the province, especially from higher transmission to lower transmission areas, should only be for essential purposes.

With the goal of preventing local COVID-19 transmission...

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Notice of Board of Health Meeting

Kingston—The Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Board of Health’s October meeting will be hosted by teleconference.Date:                             Wednesday, October 28, 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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Statement from KFL&A Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health regarding Halloween

Kingston— The Ministry of Health announced on Monday, October 19 that all Ontarians should take extra precautions to stay safe this Halloween and discouraged traditional door-to-door trick or treating in regions that are currently in modified stage 2 in Ontario (i.e., Ottawa, Peel, Toronto, and York). For all individuals outside of these regions, the province recommended that you follow the guidance from your local public health agency.

KFL&A Public Health has been closely monitoring the...

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Increase in Drug-involved Overdoses in KFL&A Area

KINGSTON – KFL&A Public Health is warning residents of a toxic batch of drugs circulating in the KFL&A area. Intelligence from local harm reduction programs and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data indicate a recent increase in overdoses. In some cases, unusual reactions have been observed such as rapid loss of consciousness, chest pain or stroke, seizures, involuntary movement, and high blood pressure. Substances being consumed may appear lime green in colour initially and become darker in...

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Predictions for the Potential Impact of Thanksgiving in the KFL&A Region

Kingston—KFL&A Public Health today released a COVID-19 transmission model that estimates the potential impact Thanksgiving celebrations may have on disease transmission within the KFL&A region. We are providing our community with information about the anticipated consequences if KFL&A residents are not vigilant in adhering to public health measures. To be able to create models, we build in several criteria to be able to calculate our predictions, we call these modelling assumptions.  Modelling...

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Get Immunized Against Influenza

The sooner that a person is immunized against influenza, the sooner they are protected from this contagious and potentially dangerous illness.  It is also important to get immunized to protect vulnerable people such as the elderly and those who are too young to be immunized.  KFL&A Public Health recommends that all KFL&A area residents, not just the young and the elderly, get immunized as soon as the vaccine becomes available. 

“You get the greatest protection by being immunized before the...

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KFL&A Public Health Reissues Class Order on Self Isolation

Kingston—KFL&A Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health has reissued the Class Order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act. Effective immediately, the amendments revise and clarify self-isolation requirements and the legal obligations of those who are cases of COVID-19.

“Upon further consideration and based on the local epidemiological evidence household members (close contacts) are not required to self-isolate while waiting for a family or roommates’ test results. This...

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KFL&A Public Health Updates Class Order on Self Isolation

Kingston— To align with Provincial requirements, KFL&A Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health has made important amendments to the Class Order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act. Effective immediately, the amendments revise and clarify self-isolation requirements and the legal obligations of those who are cases of COVID-19.

“A key role of public health in controlling the spread of the virus is to identify, contact and make sure high risk individuals are isolating as...

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