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May 26, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 26 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: There is little change in the fortunate situation in Kingston.

May 25, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 25 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: There is no change from Friday, meaning there are no new cases of COVID-19 in our region today (

May 22, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 22 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: No news is good news!

May 21, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 21 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: No news is good news!

Queens University building with purple tulips

Should Canada's universities reopen in the fall?

Dr. Archer's Blog

- 21 May 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is a curse that also presents opportunities. The opportunity I’m discussing, how to reopen our Universities for on-campus classes, is a big one, one which affects over 2 million young Canadians who attend universities and colleges in Canada.

May 20, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 20 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: There is 1 active case of COVID-19 in our region today (the same individual who I mentioned yesterday). This is a person returning from a higher prevalence area in Ontario and they are being managed as an outpatient. There are no new cases of COVID-19 in KGH. The running total for the epidemic thus remains 62 cases in the KFL&A region. We did 303 tests/day at KHSC. 4 tests were positive, all from the Kawartha area. Our SARS-CoV-2 test positivity rate is 0.7% in KFL&A vs 4.2% provincially.

May 19, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 19 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: There is 1 new case of COVID-19 in our region today. This is a person returning from a higher prevalence area in Ontario and they are being managed as an outpatient. There are no new cases in KGH. The running total for the epidemic thus remains 62 cases in the KFL&A region and all have recovered. We did 254 tests/day at KHSC over the long weekend. Our SARS-CoV-2 test positivity rate is 0.7% in KFL&A vs 4.2% provincially. Our PPE supply is stable with 3-4 weeks reserve, at current level of activity.

May 15, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 15 May 2020

Happy Nurses Week. In honor of nurses week the docs in the Department of Medicine donated a basket…thinking it would be distributed via some benign process like a draw! But-no, our nurses are too keen for such a passive process. Instead they engaged in a “Director’s push up challenge” (not sure if this is legal-LOL) and Kidd 10 nurses emerged triumphant. On a serious note: Thanks to all our nursing colleagues for their calm professionalism throughout the epidemic! You have provided great care for our mutual patients and make KHSC a great place to work!

May 14, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 14 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: Happy Nurses Week. Thanks to all our nursing colleagues for their calm professionalism throughout the epidemic! You have provided great care for our mutual patients and through your dedication make KHSC a great place to work!

May 13, 2020 - Dr. Archer's Update on COVID-19 response from the DOM and Medicine Program

- 13 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: There are no new cases of COVID-19 in our region today. The running total for the epidemic thus remains 61 cases in the KFL&A region and all have recovered (stable X 2 weeks) The SARS-CoV2 positive test prevalence is 0.8% % in KFL&A. This contrasts with a 4.7% rate of test positivity for Ontario as a whole, a reminder that the prevalence and incidence of the disease remains low in KFL&A. There are no COVID-19 patients in KGH today although 4 people are being tested.