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Symptoms of COVID-19 are defined as:
If you have symptoms, stay at home until your symptoms have improved and you havent had a fever for at least 24 hours.
You may choose to use a rapid self-test if you have them on hand.
If you are at higher risk of severe disease, you should test for COVID-19 because, if positive, you may be eligible for early treatment.
Rapid Self-Testing Instructions
Repeat testing improves accuracy. If the first rapid self-test is negative, and you continue to have symptoms, do another test 48 hours later.
If you choose to get tested and you test positive, stay at home until your symptoms have improved and you havent had a fever for at least 24 hours. Contact your primary care provider or pharmacist if you think you may be eligible for COVID-19 treatments.
When you are feeling better and leave home, for 10 days after your symptoms started, you should:
It is recommended that individuals over the age of 60 and those with underlying medical conditions who are at increased risk for severe illness avoid going out in public as much as possible. If they have to go out in public, they are reminded to wash their hands frequently, wear a non-medical mask or cloth face covering, avoid crowds, and limit time spent outside the home.
Health care workers who are immunocompromised or have underlying medical conditions do not need to be restricted from providing care to patients who are under investigation for COVID-19, or who are a presumptive or confirmed case of COVID-19, as long as they are able to:
Health care workers who are unable to competently adhere to infection prevention and control recommendations for COVID-19 (e.g. those with a skin condition that precludes proper hand hygiene practices) should not provide care to patients who are under investigation for COVID-19, or who are a presumptive or confirmed case of COVID-19.
Health care workers who are immunocompromised should be assessed by management on a case-by-case basis.
Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 naturally mutate or change over time. Most of these mutations do not change the characteristics of the virus. However, some mutations can affect virus characteristics in a meaningful way, leading to a variant of concern. We are most concerned about changes that affect these factors:
SARS-CoV-2 variants: National definitions, designations and public health actions Canada.ca
COVID-19 epidemiology update: Testing and variants Canada.ca
