COVID-19 testing

COVID, Cold, Flu Care Clinic has closed 

Care for community members with COVID-19, cold and influenza-like symptoms will transition to family physicians, urgent care clinics, and community pharmacies. Read the media release. 

With the clinic's closure, patients needing COVID care for SEVERE symptoms should continue to seek care at the nearest Emergency Department.

• For PCR COVID testing: https://www.ontario.ca/assessment-centre-locations
• For Antiviral therapies (Paxlovid/Remdesivir) please contact your family doctor or pharmacy.
• For all other Cold, Flu and COVID concerns please contact your family doctor or visit a walk-in clinic/urgent care centre.

FAQs

What are the symptoms of COVID-19 and other cold and flu-like illnesses?

Below are some of the symptoms you may have when you have COVID-19 or other cold and flu-like illnesses:

• Fever or chills
• Cough (not related to other causes such as allergies)
• Difficulty breathing
• Decreased or loss of taste or smell
• Runny nose or nasal congestion
• Headache
• Extreme tiredness
• Sore throat
• Muscle aches or joint pain
• Gastrointestinal symptoms (such as vomiting or diarrhea)
• Abdominal pain (not related to other causes)
• Pink eye (not related to other causes)

When do I need to go to the emergency department?

If you or your child develop severe symptoms, call 911 or go to the emergency department.

For adults, severe symptoms include:

• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Loss of consciousness
• Confusion

For children, severe symptoms include:

• Working hard or straining to breathe – for example, the lower chest is moving in more than normal when the child breathes, the child is grunting, or the child’s nostrils are flaring
• Bluish skin
• Unable to breastfeed or drink
• Very sleepy or difficult to wake
• Peeing less than usual
• Fever with rash
• Seizures or convulsions
• Fever in an infant younger than 3 months

If you are worried your child is seriously ill, call 911 or go to the emergency department.