From the news to social media, information on COVID-19 is coming at
us at a sometimes frantic pace.
To avoid the fear and panic that misinformation can cause, it's
important to rely on reputable and credible sources for accurate
information. We recommend beginning with municipal, provincial, and
federal public health bodies.
City of Toronto/Toronto Public Health
Twitter
COVID-19 Resource Hub
Links to updates from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr.
Eileen de Villa. Also lists affected City services, offers travel and
health advice (including a link to the Ontario Ministry of Health’s self-assessment
tool), and provides information on organizations and events and on
economic support and recovery.
Press Conferences
City of Toronto press conferences are live-streamed and archived on
YouTube.
Toronto Public Health Hotline
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10
a.m. – 6 p.m. Telephone: 416 338 7600 TTY: 416 392
0658 Email: Public...@toronto.ca
311 Toronto
Contact if you have questions about City services and closures.
Online: toronto.ca/home/covid-19/ Telephone: 311
(outside City limits: 416 392 2489) TTY: 416 338 0889 Email: 3...@toronto.ca
Province of Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Health
Twitter
English Français
COVID-19 Resource Hub
Updated every day, seven days a week, at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
ET.
Resources including an information sheet available in multiple
languages. Visit for news of cases and affected areas in
Ontario, information on coronaviruses and COVID-19 specifically,
information on how to protect yourself and on symptoms and treatment,
and guidelines for travellers returning from affected areas.
Public Health Ontario
COVID-19 Resource Hub
Most resources are targeted to health care providers, but a
collection of fact sheets on self-monitoring and
self-isolation in multiple languages (English, Simplified Chines,
Farsi, Italian, and Korean) may be of use to community
organizations.
Excerpt from How to Self-Monitor
fact sheet in Farsi.
Telehealth Ontario
Call if you develop symptoms.
Telephone: 1 866 797 0000
Government of Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada
Twitter
English Français
Chief
Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam on Twitter: English Français
COVID-19 Resource Hub
Visit for updates, travel advice, preparation advice, information
on symptoms and treatment and prevention and risk, FAQ, guidance for
communities, and fact
sheets and infographics.
International:
US Centers of Disease Control
Twitter
English
COVID-19 Resource Hub
Learn how to protect yourself and prepare your family, and find
updates, resources for businesses and employers and schools and child
care, and sign up for email updates.
Of interest to community and faith-based organizations:
cleaning and disinfection recommendations and a checklist
to protect the health of those you serve and staff in your care.
World Health Organization (United Nations' health agency)
Twitter
English (although
they retweet resources in multiple languages)
COVID-19 Resource Hub
Find rolling updates and situation reports, travel advice,
information on how to protect yourself, and FAQ.
You can even donate to a COVID-19 "Solidarity Response Fund."
Mental Health Supports
In this stressful time it’s vital to also monitor and look after
your mental wellbeing. If you need help dealing with stress, anxiety,
depression, etc., call 311 or visit this web page for information on non-crisis
mental health services.
The City of Toronto offers this advice if you need urgent
medical or psychiatric attention, need help in an emergency or are in
crisis:
- Visit your local emergency department, general hospital or call
911
- Contact a nurse at Telehealth Ontario by dialing 1 866 797
0000
- Contact a distress centre in Ontario near you. Distress or crisis
phone lines are open 24 hours a day. Crisis hotlines offer free,
confidential and anonymous telephone counselling and information. 311
has a list here.
Stay well! Be kind to yourself (and others).
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