General
Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Advice for returning travelers
Advice from Toronto Public Health for travellers returning from areas under a travel health advisory for COVID-19:
- Travellers who have returned from Hubei province, including Wuhan City, or Iran should:
- Contact their local public health unit within 24 hours of arriving in Canada
- Stay at home and avoid close contact with others, including those in their home, for a total of 14 days from the date they left Hubei province or Iran
- Contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 or their local public health unit or call their primary care provider’s office if they experience symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus
- Call ahead prior to visiting any health care provider and let them know about travel history and symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, difficulty breathing) so that they can make special arrangements to see you quickly, provide testing, and ensure that they use proper infection control measures
- Travellers who have returned from areas under a travel health advisory for COVID-19 (other than Hubei Province or Iran) should:
- Monitor themselves for symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus for 14 days after leaving the affected area
- Contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 or their local public health unit or call their primary care provider’s office if they experience symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus
- Call ahead prior to visiting any healthcare provider and let them know about travel history and symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, difficulty breathing) so that they can make special arrangements to see you quickly, provide testing, and ensure that they use proper infection control measures
Public Health Ontario Tip sheets:
Keeping up to date
This remains a rapidly evolving situation. We continue to do our best to keep you updated. These organizations are also constantly updating their websites to keep us up to date: