COVID-19 Updated Resources from PHAC (June 4, 2020)

The following is information from the Public Health Agency of Canada:

• COVID-19: Check First. Share After.

• NEW! COVID-19: How to wear a non-medical mask or face covering properly
  
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/video/covid-19-wear-non-medical-mask-face-covering-properly-described-video.html

• Use of non-medical cloth masks or face coverings in community settings
  
  • http://www.phn-rsp.ca/sac-covid-ccs/wearing-masks-community-eng.php

• NEW! Health Canada advises Canadians to help support the continued supply of medications
  
  • https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2020/73223a-eng.php

• NEW! Health Canada announces another step to accelerate access to health products for COVID-19
  
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2020/05/health-canada-announces-another-step-to-accelerate-access-to-health-products-for-covid-19.html

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Guidance documents

For communities

• • NEW! Guidance for a strategic approach to lifting restrictive public health measures
  • NEW! Risk mitigation tool for outdoor recreation spaces and activities operating during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • UPDATE! Community-based measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada
    
    • NEW! A framework for risk assessment and mitigation in community settings during the COVID-19 pandemic

For child and youth settings

• • NEW! Risk mitigation tool for child and youth settings operating during the COVID-19 pandemic

For health professionals

• • National laboratory testing indication guidance for COVID-19
  • Infection prevention and control for COVID-19: Interim guidance for outpatient and ambulatory care settings

For businesses

• • UPDATE! Advice for essential retailers during COVID-19 pandemic
  • UPDATE! Risk mitigation tool for workplaces/businesses operating during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

·         Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Awareness resources

• • NEW! COVID-19: New requirements for people entering Canada
  • UPDATE! For persons exempt from mandatory quarantine due to COVID-19