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Infection prevention and control infractions and Ontario personal service settings
December 16, 2021
Through annual inspections of Personal Service Settings (PSS), public health units in Ontario aim to ensure compliance of PSS operators with the recently enacted PSS Regulation (2018) and with the…
Physical barriers for COVID-19 infection prevention and control in commercial settings
May 13, 2020
Maintaining a safe physical distance will be essential to virtually all social and economic activities carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are many instances or activities during…
A rapid review of the use of physical barriers in non-clinical settings and COVID-19 transmission
November 17, 2021
Key Messages Epidemiological and experimental evidence suggests that physical barriers may decrease transmission risk. However, challenges in creating clear guidance around barrier design and…
Understanding transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
December 15, 2021
Introduction The emergence of a novel coronavirus in late 2019, identified as SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in a global pandemic accompanied by an unprecedented public health response. This review of the…
COVID-19 risks from handling the deceased
February 23, 2021
Primary inquiry Information was requested on the SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks for individuals who are involved in the handling, transport, and examination of decedents known or suspected to have…
Are temperature scanners just a lot of hot air?
July 29, 2020
During SARS, H1N1 influenza, Ebola virus disease (EVD) and now the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been widespread uptake of temperature scanners to detect persons affected by these viral infections and…
Rotary tattoo pens in personal services establishments: What are the risks?
September 12, 2024
Rotary tattoo pens are a recent but increasingly popular tool within the personal services world but may not be fully covered within current personal services establishment or body modification…
Fomites and the COVID-19 pandemic: An evidence review on its role in viral transmission
March 23, 2021
Background Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health messaging continuously evolved as more evidence emerged about the risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and infection.…
Mpox in personal service establishments: Low risk, but know the signs
November 23, 2022
Photo credit: US CDC. This digitally-colorized electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a mpox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin…
Masking and unmasking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
June 16, 2021
More than a year and a half since COVID-19 became part of our vocabulary, we are still talking about masks, which have now become a fixture of daily life. Concern over changing language and…