Overview
Screening people in the workplace with rapid antigen testing will help identify individuals with COVID-19 to help protect others from exposure and provide much needed data about viral prevalence within job sites and communities across Canada.
The goal of this program is to identify individuals who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic to prevent them from spreading the COVID-19 virus in the workplace, at home and in the community.
The Georgina Chamber of Commerce will act as a distribution centre for Rapid Antigen Screening kits to be used for self-screening in the workplace under the guidance of proper Health and safety Guidelines provided.
Kits are available for free to small and medium businesses (Chamber and non-Chamber members who have up to 150 employees). Kits are being offered at no cost to businesses because they are funded by the Federal and Provincial Governments.
The Process
1. Interested businesses should fill out an order request form (below) to express their interest.
2. Once the form is received, the Chamber will contact the business to book a mandatory virtual information session (via Zoom).
3. Following the mandatory session, an agreement will be emailed to you. You will be required to submit a signed copy of the agreement at pick-up, before receiving your tests.
Anyone who receives a positive test result through the Workplace Self Screening Kit should follow the current Ontario guidelines. Visit the Public Health Unit link below:
What to do if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 | COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Ontario
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