Southwestern Public Health has reiterated that no cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in St. Thomas or Elgin county. Dr. Joyce Lock, the agency’s Medical Officer of Health, advises the illness is spread from person to person through moisture droplets produced by coughs and sneezes.
Symptoms include fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Eight in ten infected have mild symptoms.
If you are feeling unwell, Dr. Lock has the following advice.
The health unit is now updating information for both community members and health care providers on a near daily basis on its website at swpublichealth.ca. Next week it will launch a dedicated COVID-19 phone line.
