The end of January has many residents of Windsor and Essex County (WEC) turning their eyes to the brighter days ahead. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is reminding residents that respiratory illness season is still here, seasonal illnesses are on the rise in the region, and there is still time to protect yourselves and those around you.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) continues to remind residents to stay safe this respiratory illness season.
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Information for the public about seasonal respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza and RSV
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care have set case definition criteria for outbreaks:
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has modified their masking and symptom screening policies, effective Monday, May 1, 2023.
Windsor-Essex Residents Encouraged to Get Vaccinated
This is the third year of the pandemic and COVID-19 has affected every person, family, business and organization. It’s clear that COVID-19 is not going to be eradicated in the near future, and our community will have to learn to “live” with this novel infectious disease. The plan for the community, moving forward, has to be realistic, based on what we know and have learned so far.