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Male dentist with woman in chair

Ontario dentists urged to cancel non-emergency services in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario 'strongly recommends' non-essential and elective dental services be suspended immediately .
Trent University's campus in Peterborough. (Photo: Trent University)

Trent University closing most campus buildings after first Peterborough COVID-19 case is associated with...

Classes are moving online, most employees asked to work from home.
Signs point to the main entrances at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, including the Emergency Department. (Photo: PRHC)

New COVID-19 screening and access measures in effect at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Enhanced patient, visitor, and volunteer measures begin the morning of March 16.
Fleming College has campuses in Peterborough (pictured), Lindsay, Haliburton, and Cobourg. (Photo: Fleming College)

Fleming College suspends classes on all campuses for remainder of semester

Online and alternative delivery of courses will begin March 23, most employees will work from home.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre

First positive case of COVID-19 in the Peterborough area

Man in his 30s who had travelled to Spain and Portugal was seen at Peterborough Regional Health Centre after developing symptoms.
Peterborough resident Kayti Emery created the "Peterborough Shares" Facebook group on March 13, 2020 as a place where people in the area can post things they need and offer things to share during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group already has more than 3,800 members, with many people looking for essentials such as toilet paper. Because of hoarding, local grocery stores are having difficulty keeping their shelves stocked with toilet paper, as pictured here at No Frills on George Street in downtown Peterborough on March 14, 2020, when the day's supply of toilet paper sold out within 30 minutes of the store opening. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

‘Peterborough Shares’ Facebook group is helping people find items in short supply during COVID-19...

Created by Peterborough resident Kayti Emery, the group already has more than 3,800 members.
Ross Memorial Hospital is located at 10 Angeline Street North in Lindsay. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital)

First positive case of COVID-19 reported in Kawartha Lakes

Woman in her 60s who travelled to Germany was seen at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay after developing symptoms.
The new COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg is located in the Ambulatory Care Clinic area of the hospital at 1000 DePalma Drive, immediately inside the main front entrance. The centre is intended for those who are displaying mild symptoms associated with COVID-19 and who have either returned from international travel or who have had contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days. (Photo: Northumberland Hills Hospital)

Cobourg’s Northumberland Hills Hospital opens COVID-19 Assessment Centre

First positive case of COVID-19 in the Kawarthas was seen at the hospital on March 11.
The 2019 novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 disease. (Graphic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Northumberland County woman is first positive case of COVID-19 in the Kawarthas

Woman in her 60s who travelled to Spain and Portugal went to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg after developing symptoms ,
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough closing library, museum, art gallery, zoo, and arenas for three weeks...

Some city-run day cares also closed, March Break camps at city-run facilities cancelled.

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