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As the number of cases of COVID-19 grows in Ontario, local health-care officials are cautioning people not to rush to the doctor, public health unit or hospitals expecting to get tested.

“The last thing you should do is just arrive announced in a waiting room full of people or doctor’s office,” Windsor Regional Hospital CEO and president David Musyj said. “That’s a recipe for inadvertently spreading COVID-19.”

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Musyj said those with COVID-19 suspicions should remain at home and first call their primary health-care provider, the Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit (519-258-2146, ext. 1420) or Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000).

Health-care officials will then direct you on what action to take.

If someone suspects they are infected and is having trouble breathing, Musyj said to contact emergency medical services.

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If a test is required, health officials will arrange for one at either the Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit or Windsor Regional Hospital.