See the ministry of health's ONTARIO PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES AND ADVICE website for instructions around:
- Testing
- TREATMENT
Find out by visiting the Get tested for COVID-19 if you are eligible page.
- YES - Book an appointment if you are eligible at the assessment centre nearest you (see below for specific details and contact information centres in Thunder Bay and the surrounding District communities
- NO - If you are NOT eligible for testing and have symptoms, please click the tab "What should I do if I have symptoms?" on our Symptoms & Exposures page.
You can check your PCR test lab results online with Ontario's COVID-19 Test Results Viewer.
Thunder Bay COVID-19 Assessment Centre
Location: TBRHSC Medical Building at 984 Oliver Road, beside the main hospital building. In-home testing is also provided by Superior North EMS.
- Book an Appointment Online: Thunder Bay COVID-19 Testing Services
- Book an Appointment by Phone: (807) 935-8100, Monday through Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pharmacies
Visit the COVID-19 Testing Locations website to find a pharmacy offering COVID-19 testing. It is recommended to call ahead to ensure testing is available for your situation.
All district assessment centres are available only to those who have been directed by TBDHU district offices, their health care provider or Telehealth to attend. Call your healthcare provider to find out if they offer COVID-19 testing for rostered patients.
All assessment centres are by appointment only.
TBDHU district offices can accept all COVID-19 inquiries Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the numbers listed below.
Nipigon Assessment Centre
- Communities of Nipigon, Dorion, Red Rock
- For a testing appointment, call TBDHU branch office at (807) 886-1060 or the Nipigon District Family Health Team at (807) 887-5645 (Monday to Friday) or your health care provider.
- For all other COVID-19 inquiries, call TBDHU at (807) 886-1060 or Toll-Free at 1-888-294-6630.
Terrace Bay Assessment Centre
- Communities of Schreiber, Terrace Bay
- For a testing appointment, call TBDHU branch office at (807) 825-7770 or your health care provider.
- For all other COVID-19 inquiries, call TBDHU at (807) 825-7770 or Toll-Free at 1-888-294-6630.
Marathon Assessment Centre
- Community of Marathon
- For a testing appointment, call Marathon Family Health Team at (807) 229-3243
or TBDHU branch office at (807) 229-1820. - For all other COVID-19 inquiries, call TBDHU at (807) 229-1820 or Toll-Free at 1-888-294-6630.
Manitouwadge Assessment Centre
- Community of Manitouwadge
- For a testing appointment, call Sante Manitouwadge Health at (807) 826-3251, ext. 221 or TBDHU Marathon branch office at (807) 229-1820.
- For all other COVID-19 inquiries, call TBDHU at (807) 229-1820 or Toll-Free at 1-888-294-6630.
Greenstone Assessment Centre
- Community of Greenstone
- For a testing assessment, call Greenstone Family Health Team at (807) 854-0051, Geraldton Medical Group at (807) 854-0224 or TBDHU branch office at (807) 854-0454.
- For all other COVID-19 inquiries, call TBDHU at (807) 854-0454 or Toll-Free at 1-888-294-6630.
NorWest Community Health Centres – Longlac Site
- Open to residents of Longlac; will test members of Aroland, Long Lake 58 and Ginoogaming First Nations on days Dilico is not providing testing in First Nations communities.
- For a testing assessment, contact NWCHC clinic at (807) 876-2271 Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- For all other COVID-19 inquiries, call TBDHU at (807) 854-0454 or Toll-Free at 1-888-294-6630.
For instructions on how to perform a rapid antigen test, refer to the directions in the test kit, watch this video and review the How to Collect a Sample resource.
Call the Provincial Testing and Isolation Information Line from 8:00am-6:00pm, Monday to Sunday: 1 (888) 777-0730
Treatment is now available in the community for high-risk individuals to lower the risk of serious illness and hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection.
To be most effective, these medications need to be taken within five to seven days of your symptoms starting.
Take this online screener to determine if you are at higher risk of developing severe outcomes of COVID-19 infection.
If you start to have COVID-19 symptoms (even if mild) or have tested positive, talk to your health care provider as soon as possible. Do not wait for your symptoms to get worse. If your symptoms are severe, such as difficulty breathing or chest pain, call 911.
You must have a positive COVID-19 test (PCR or Rapid Antigen test) to receive treatment. As rapid antigen tests can be negative in the early stages of illness, it is recommended to seek out PCR testing and assessment if you are at higher risk of severe outcomes of COVID-19 infection
Treatment is available through:
- Assessment Centres
- City of Thunder Bay - contact the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC)
- District Communities and First Nation Communities: Contact your health care provider
- Pharmacies – Pharmacists will prescribe treatment (Paxlovid) to those who are eligible starting December 12, 2022, in-person or virtually (such as by telephone), at no cost. Eligible individuals should contact their local pharmacy to confirm if they prescribe Paxlovid.
To be eligible for Paxlovid through a pharmacy, you must meet these conditions:
- Symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19;
- A positive lab-based PCR, rapid molecular, or rapid antigen test (including rapid tests done at home);
- The prescribing occurs within five days of symptom onset;
- The individual receiving the prescription is;
- 60 years of age or older
- 18 years of age or older and is immunocompromised
- 18 to 59 years old and at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes including having chronic medical conditions (such as diabetes, heart or lung disease) or inadequate immunity against COVID-19 (i.e., not up-to-date on vaccines).