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Ministry of Health advisory: 2019-nCoV

On January 22, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Health issued an advisory concerning Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
"Hospitals and other care facilities will be required to report a suspected or confirmed case of the new coronavirus to their local medical officer of health. The local public health unit can then quickly and effectively take all necessary measures to investigate, complete lab tests, and do case and contact management to prevent and control further spread of the infection."

Relevant links for current information about the management of 2019-nCoV: Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

January 23, 2020 advisories from Ontario's Office of Chief Medical Officer of Health: Update letter (PDF) and Case definition document (PDF). 

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