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Article content Free rapid antigen tests will be given to workers in small- and medium-sized businesses In Quinte West and across the province in a new COVID-19 Rapid Screening Initiative by Ontario in partnership with Ottawa and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. The tests will be provided to businesses through local chamber offices, the province said Friday to screen for “asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 in the workplace that might otherwise be missed, helping to keep workers and their families safe and businesses open.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your b...

Stratford launches COVID-19 rapid-testing pilot program for local businesses A new pilot program is putting rapid-screening COVID-19 tests in the hands of small-business owners and their employees to help identify asymptomatic cases before they lead to workplace outbreaks. Author of the article: Galen Simmons Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  •  Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson and City Centre BIA chair Rob Russell show off the rapid screening COVID-19 tests that will soon be available, free, to local businesses through the city’s new StaySafe...

Article content The Ontario government is expanding free rapid testing for COVID-19 to small- and medium-sized workplaces. The province announced Wednesday that employees who want to self-swab for a rapid antigen point-of-care test will be able to do so voluntarily, if asymptomatic, under the supervision of a trained individual. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Province expands rapid COVID-19 testing to small businesses Back to video The rapid antigen testing program also is being expanded to more sectors, including first responders, emergency me...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Over the past months, the Government of Ontario enacted multiple amendments to regulations made under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act (the "LSCCLA"). These amendments eased certain legislative restrictions on diagnostic testing for COVID-19 and formed part of the provincial government's approach to enable rapid testing for COVID-19 in the province. The Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act In Ontario, specimen collection centres and laboratori...