Guidance related to access to emergency facilities in Minden andHaliburton has been updated by Haliburton Highlands Health Services.

The Haliburton emergency department is now open to accept all emergency and urgent care needs including for those who have COVID-19 symptoms.

The Minden emergency department remains open to accept all emergency andurgent care needs but those with COVID-19 symptoms should expect to bere-directed to the Haliburton emergency department.

In case of anemergency call 911 and if you have symptoms of COVID-19 let thedispatcher know of those symptoms. For those who have COVID-19 symptoms but do not require emergency services go online to the self-assessment tool at Ontario.ca/coronavirus or call Telehealth Ontario at1-866-797-0000. Those requiring testing will be directed to theHaliburton County COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre in order toschedule an appointment.

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