Ottawa Public Health develops COVID-19 assessment tool for businesses

Ottawa Public Health has developed a COVID-19 self assessment tool for businesses to use.

OTTAWA — As businesses re-open during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ottawa Public Health is providing tips for business owners to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The health unit has developed a screening questionnaire that staff can use to self-assess for COVID-19 symptoms before starting their work day.

The COVID-19 questionnaire asks staff if they have any of the following:

Ottawa Public Health says if an employee answered YES to any of these questions, they need to go home and self-isolate right away.

Businesses with street level entrances were allowed to reopen on Tuesday as Ontario began to ease the COVID-19 restrictions.

Ottawa Public Health is also telling employers there is currently no requirement for an asymptomatic employee to be tested before starting work. Only employees showing symptoms of COVID-19 should be assessed at the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Arena or at the COVID-19 Care Centres.