COVID-19 Health Care Provider Briefing Middlesex and London Region May 1, 2020
Welcome Presenter: Dr. Alex Summers Associate Medical Officer of Health Middlesex-London Health Unit
Surveillance Report As of May 1 st , 2020: • Over 3.25 million COVID-19 cases and over 233,500 deaths have been reported worldwide. As of April 30 th , 2020: • 17,136 cases of this illness confirmed in Ontario, including 1169 deaths • 402 cases confirmed in the Middlesex-London region, including 37 deaths.
Number of Cases by Municipality Number of cases Percent of cases Municipality (%) London 380 92.9 Strathroy-Caradoc 15 3.7 Middlesex Centre 7 1.7 Thames Centre 4 1.0 North Middlesex 3 0.7 — Adelaide Metcalfe 0 — Lucan-Biddulph 0 — Newbury 0 — Southwest Middlesex 0 — Total 409 Data source: MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-05-01 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-04-30
Cases by Reported Date Data source : MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-04-30 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-04-29.
Cases by Reported Date Data source : MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-04-30 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-04-29.
Cases by Onset Date Data source : MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-04-30 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-04-29. Note : Illness that began in the period denoted by the grey bars may not yet be reported.
Cases by Onset Date Data source : MLHU COVID-19 Case and Contact Management System, extracted 2020-04-30 at 08:30 EDT. Data current as of the end of day 2020-04-29. Note : Illness that began in the period denoted by the grey bars may not yet be reported.
Provincial Update • Continuing enhanced testing of residents and staff in all LTCH o Target to complete testing in all LTCHs within two weeks • April 29 th Clarification memo re: transfer of hospital patients to LTCHs • Gradual loosening of emergency measures in Ontario o Staged, measured plan to resume elective/scheduled procedures • Protecting children and staff in child care centres o Working with Ministry of Education to develop testing guidance for child care settings, prioritize testing for staff to support early identification and prevention of outbreaks
Framework to Re-open Ontario – Phase 1: Protect and Support • Closures of non-essential workplaces, outdoor amenities, as well as bars and restaurants • Restrictions on social gatherings • Limiting staff from working in more than one retirement home, long- term care home, or congregate care setting – Phase 2 : Restart • Stage-by-stage – loosen emergency measures and re-open economy • Public health and workplace safety top priority • Two to four weeks between stages – Phase 3: Recover • ‘new normal’, restore economy
Framework to Re-open Ontario Phase 2 : Restart – A gradual, staged approach Responsible - guided by public health advice, protecting the most vulnerable and high-risk Evidence-informed - provincial, regional, and sectoral informed by public health data, defined criteria, and consistent measures Resourced – capacity to respond to any new outbreaks of COVID-19 Monitored – timely and rigorous testing process, fast case and contact tracing Responsive and effective – based on health capacity, safety and economic needs, measures could be introduced quickly. Clear – Plans and responsibilities would be clear and ready to implement
Framework to Re-open Ontario Phase 2 : Restart – Reopening businesses and public spaces
Framework to Re-open Ontario
A Poem by Kitty O'Meara And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.
And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal. And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.
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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