Halton’s Medical Officer of Health Issues Instructions to Help Businesses Respond to COVID-19 Workplace Outbreaks

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*Please see below a news release issued by the Region of Halton.The Regional Municipality of HaltonFor Immediate ReleaseMay 7, 2021Halton Region’s Medical Officer of Health has issued instructions to businesses to help them respond quickly and effectively to the risk of a workplace outbreak. These actions will help owners and operators protect their staff, patrons and the community. These include specific actions to take:

  • if aware that a worker at their workplace has COVID-19;
  • if aware that two or more workers have COVID-19 within the past 14 days; and
  • to protect all workers from COVID-19.

These additional requirements are being issued as Halton continues to see cases of COVID-19 among those who cannot work from home and more workplace outbreaks. With COVID-19 Variants of Concern circulating in the community it is prudent to take a conservative approach to cases involving workplace and community exposures.The instructions are effective Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. They supplement existing requirements from the Province and Halton Region Public Health officials.To read Dr. Meghani’s instructions to businesses and for more information and guidance, please visit halton.ca/COVID19.—PLEASE NOTE: To stay updated on what the City of Burlington is doing regarding COVID-19, please visit the dedicated pages burlington.ca/coronavirus (and subscribe) and bit.ly/mayormeedwardCOVID19updates, and our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page — bit.ly/COVID19BurlingtonFAQ that are updated as new information becomes available.A consolidated page for information and updates on the work of the provincial Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force is available at bit.ly/COVIDVaccineUpdates.Halton Region has also created a dedicated COVID-19 Vaccine webpage at halton.ca/covidvaccines for up to date information on the status of our COVID19 vaccination program.A Burlington COVID-19 Task Force has been created to help support our community through this unprecedented emergency — updates will be provided at burlington.ca/COVID19taskforce.To report an incident of non-compliance with provincial emergency orders, please contact the Halton Regional Police Service COVID-19 Hotline: 905-825-4722.We’ve also created a dedicated page to feature the local organizations and businesses that have inspired us during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking action to support our community in new and creative ways — head to bit.ly/covidwallofinspiration.HELPFUL RESOURCES & RELATED LINKS:

—*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor’s Media and Digital Communications Specialist

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