COVID-19 Update: March 23, 2020 Public health officials advise the number of lab-confirmed positive and presumptive positive cases in Manitoba is 20 at this time.

Information and resources are being regularly updated at the links below. Please review and share as appropriate with leadership, sites, physicians and partners in long term care.

 New & Updated Information by section:

 Note: Tools have been updated to reflect the change in screening and testing criteria announced earlier today.

Additional signage will be updated and available on the website March 24, 2020.

 Latest Operational Updates

 Non-Essential Diagnostic Services https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-non-essential-diagnostic-services.pdf  

Virtual visit solutions https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-virtual-visit-solutions.pdf  

Acute Care facility visitor restrictions https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-acute-care-visitor-restrictions.pdf  UPDATED

Support services to seniors https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-support-services-to-seniors.pdf  UPDATED

Change in screening & testing criteria https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-change-in-screening-and-testing-criteria.pdf  

Visitor restrictions at acute and long term care facilities https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-visitor-restrictions.pdf  UPDATED

Designated entrances to support enhanced screening at HSC https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-hsc-designated-entrances.pdf  UPDATED

Provincial guidance on the management of elective surgery https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-elective-surgery.pdf  UPDATED

Considerations for use of volunteers https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-volunteer-guidelines.pdf  UPDATED

Media bulletin #29 https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?archive=&item=47177  

 Resources for Staff and Sites

 AFM – Screening questions for clients and community members https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/afm-screening-questions.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 screening and testing fact sheet https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-screening-testing-fact-sheet.pdf  UPDATED

Information for physicians and staff https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/coronavirus-info-for-staff.pdf  UPDATED

Algorithm for designated COVID-19 testing sites https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-algorithm-for-designated-testing-sites.pdf  UPDATED

Community testing locations https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-testing-protocols-for-pcps.pdf  UPDATED

Triage process for alternate points of entry (other than emergency / urgent care) https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/COVID-19-screening-for-points-of-entry-and-admitting.pdf  UPDATED

Algorithm for designated COVID-19 testing sites https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-algorithm-for-designated-testing-sites.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 ED/UC algorithm https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/COVID-19-update.pd f UPDATED

COVID-19 Highlights – Provincial https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/COVID-19-highlights-provincial.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 Highlights – Winnipeg https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/COVID-19-highlights-winnipeg.pdf  UPDATED

Guidance for upper endoscopy procedures https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-guidance-for-upper-endoscopy-procedures.pdf  UPDATED

Primary Care Providers in Community https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-primary-care-providers-in-community.pdf  UPDATED

Managing COVID-19 presentations in Emergency / Urgent Care Departments https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/novel-coronavirus-quick-reference.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 Highlights – Provincial https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/COVID-19-highlights-provincial.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 Highlights – Winnipeg https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/COVID-19-highlights-winnipeg.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 Specific Disease Protocol (Winnipeg) – Acute & Community Settings https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/IPC-acute-care-manual-provincial.pdf  UPDATED

COVID-19 Specific Disease Protocol (Provincial) – Acute & Community Settings https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/IPC-acute-care-manual-winnipeg.pdf  UPDATED

 Posters

 Attention visitors – English – 8.5 x 11 https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/attention-visitors-letter.pdf  Additional sizes available UPATED

COVID-19 Testing Location – English https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-testing-location-letter.pdf  Additional sizes and languages available UPDATED

Do I need to be screened? https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/do-i-need-to-be-screened.pdf  UPDATED

 As always, up-to-date information is available at the following locations:

Information for the Public: https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/coronavirus/  

Information for Health Care Providers, Physicians & Staff https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/providers/  

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Michael Sherby

Communications Associate

Shared Health

1502-155 Carlton St., Winnipeg, MB R3B 0J6

msherby@sharedhealthmb.ca | 204-794-2552

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