Covid-19 Assessment Centre Hours
White House beside the Emergency Department in Little Current
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY – 8:30 AM TO 5:20 PM
APPOINTMENTS ARE NECESSARY, NO WALK-INS
Please call 705-368-2300 or 705-377-5311 to book your appointment.
Still looking to book your vaccine?
For details on dates/locations and how to book your vaccination appointments, click here:
https://www.phsd.ca/health-topics-programs/vaccines-immunizations/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine/upcoming-vaccination-clinics-for-specific-priority-groups/
Assessment Centre
Appointments available only upon booking. Please call 705-368-2300 or 705-377-5311 to book your appointment.
Please be patient as we are experiencing a high volume of calls. If you've left a message, someone will call you back as soon as possible.
Please note, Ontarians should only seek an appointment at the Assessment Centre if you are:
Showing COVID-19 symptoms;
- Have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus, as informed by your public health unit or exposure notification through the COVID Alert app;
- A resident or work in a setting that has a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified and informed by your local public health unit; and
- Eligible for testing as part of a targeted testing initiative directed by the Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
Asymptomatic individuals without known high-risk exposures and not part of outbreak investigations, but from certain populations may be considered for screening testing.
Eligible individuals include:
- Workers (including support workers), visitors (including caregivers) and government inspectors of long-term care homes
- Temporary Foreign Workers
- Individuals who identify as Indigenous
- Residents in homeless shelters
- Individuals, and one accompanying caregiver, with written prior approval for out-of country medical services from the General Manager, OHIP
- Individuals who are travelling into remote/isolated First Nation and Indigenous communities for work purposes
Symptomatic
Individuals with at least one symptom can be tested at the assessment centre.
COMMON SYMPTOMS
- Fever - 37.8 C or greater
- Cough - that is new or worsening (continuous, more than usual if chronic cough) not related to other known causes or conditions
- Shortness of breath - dyspnea, out of breath, unable to breathe deeply, wheeze, that is worse than usual if chronically short of breath
Other symptoms of COVID-19 can include:
- Sore throat - painful swallowing or difficulty swallowing
- Rhinorrhea (runny nose) - not related to other known causes or conditions
- Nasal congestion - not related to other conditions (ie seasonal allergies)
- New olfactory or taste disorder - (decrease or loss of smell or taste) Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., nasal polyps, allergies, neurological disorders)
- Nausea and/or vomiting - Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g. transient vomiting due to anxiety in children, chronic vestibular dysfunction)
- Diarrhea - Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., Irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, side effect of medication)
- Abdominal pain that is persistent or ongoing - Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., menstrual cramps, gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Atypical signs and symptoms of COVID-19 should be considered, particularly in infants and children, older persons, and people living with a developmental disability.
Atypical symptoms can include:
- Chills
- Headache that is new and persistent, unusual, unexplained, or long-lasting - Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., tension-type headaches, chronic migraines)
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye) - Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., blepharitis, recurrent styes)
- Fatigue, lethargy, or malaise (general feeling of being unwell, lack of energy, extreme tiredness) that is unusual or unexplained - Not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., depression, insomnia, thyroid dysfunction, anemia, malignancy)
- Myalgias (muscle aches and pain) that are unexplained, unusual, or long-lasting and not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia)
- Decreased or lack of appetite - For young children and not related to other known causes or conditions (e.g., anxiety, constipation)
Asymptomatic Testing
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Testing prior to a scheduled surgery
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Admission to hospital - if from another hospital, LTC home, retirement home, or other congregate living setting/institution. Also includes transfers between facilities even within the same multi-site organization.
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The public health unit or the COVID Alert app notifies the person that they have been exposed to a confirmed case of the virus.
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They live or work in a setting that has a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified by the local public health unit.
- Eligible for testing as part of a targeted testing initiative as determined by the Ministry of Health or Ministry of Long-Term Care, including:
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- Residents or workers in long-term care homes
- Visitors to a long-term care home
- Residents or workers in homeless shelters
- Indigenous communities
- Other setting-specific populations, as outlined in CMOH guidance (e.g., asymptomatic cancer patients)
Self-screening
For individuals, visit
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/self-assessment
For students, visit
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/school-screening
The MHC Team thanks you for your understanding.