Fever and/or chills-Temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius/100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher

Coughing or barking cough (croup)-Not related to asthma, post-infectious reactive airways, COPD, or other known causes or conditions you already have

Shortness of breath-Not related to asthma or other known causes or conditions you already have

Sore throat-Not related to seasonal allergies, acid reflux, or other known causes or conditions you already have

Difficulty swallowing-Painful swallowing not related to other known causes or conditions you already have

Decrease or loss of smell or taste-Not related to seasonal allergies, neurological disorders, or other known causes or conditions you already have

Pink eye-Conjunctivitis (not related to reoccurring styes or other known causes or conditions you already have)

Runny or stuffy/congested nose-Not related to seasonal allergies, being outside in cold weather, or other known causes or conditions you already

Headache-Unusual, long-lasting (not related to tension-type headaches, chronic migraines, or other known causes or conditions you already have)

Digestive issues like nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain-Not related to irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual cramps,or other known causes or conditions you already have

Muscle aches-Unusual, long-lasting (not related to a sudden injury, fibromyalgia, or other known causes or conditions you already have)

Extreme tiredness-Unusual fatigue, lack of energy (not related to depression, insomnia, thyroid dysfunction or other known causes or conditions you may already have)

Falling down often-For older people

Results of Screening Questions:

If the worker answered NO to all questions from 1 through 6, they can enter the workplace.

If the worker answered YES to any questions from 1 through 6, they should not enter the workplace (including any outdoor or partially outdoor, workplace They should inform their employer of this result and go or stay home to self-isolate immediately and contact their health care provider or Telehealth Ontario (1 866-797-0000) to get advice or an assessment, including if they need a COVID-19 test.

If the worker answered YES to question 6, they must be advised to stay home, along with the rest of the household, until the sick individual gets a negative COVID-19 test result, is cleared by their local public health unit, or is diagnosed with another illness.

If any of the answers to these screening questions change during the day, the worker should inform their employer of the change and go home to self-isolate immediately and contact their health care provider or Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000) to get advice or an assessment, including if they need a COVID-19 test.

Businesses and organizations must maintain a record of the date/time that workers were in the workplace and their contact information. This information may be requested by public health for contact tracing. These records should be maintained for a period of at least a month.

Any record created as part of worker screening may only be disclosed as required by law.

Note:

For those workers whose work responsibilities involve traveling to multiple locations as part of their work day or shift (e.g., delivery truck drivers, take-out, grocery, prescription delivery staff, etc, it is the responsibility of the worker's employer to conduct the screening and not that of the receiving business organization or individual. However, such screening may not exempt a worker from being screened by another organization/workplace if the worker is seeking entry into different types of premises (e.g., food deliveries to a long-term care home, and to other places or households).