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Symptomatic people who fall within one or more of the following groups:

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• People aged 70 years and older
• People aged 60 years and older who have less than three doses of COVID-19 vaccine
• People who are immunocompromised
• Adults aged 18 years and older who have had less than three doses of COVID-19 vaccine and have risk conditions:
• obesity (BMI ≥ 30kg/m2)
• diabetes
• heart disease, hypertension, congestive heart failure
• chronic respiratory disease, including cystic fibrosis
• cerebral palsy
• intellectual disability
• sickle cell disease
• moderate or severe kidney disease (eGFR < 60mL min)
• moderate or severe liver disease (e.g., Child Pugh Class B or C cirrhosis)
• Other people at higher risk of severe disease who may be eligible for COVID-19 treatment if they tested positive
• Pregnant people
• Patient-facing healthcare workers
• Staff, volunteers, residents/inpatients, essential care providers, and visitors in highest risk settings
  • Highest risk settings include: hospitals (including complex continuingcare facilities and paramedic services), and congregate living settings with medically and socially vulnerable individuals, including, but notlimited to long-term care homes, retirement homes, First Nation eldercare lodges, group homes, shelters, hospices, correctional institutions,and hospital schools.
• Household members of staff in highest risk settings and patient-facing healthcare workers
• Home and community care workers
• Staff and students in Provincial and Demonstration Schools
• Elementary and secondary students and education staff who have received aPCR self-collection kit through their school
• International Agriculture Workers in congregate living settings
• Patients seeking emergency medical care, at the discretion of the treatingclinician
• Other outpatients for whom a diagnostic test is required for clinicalmanagement, at the discretion of the treating clinician
• People who are underhoused or experiencing homelessness
• First responders, including fire, police and paramedics

Symptomatic/asymptomatic people fall within one or more of the following groups:

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• Individuals who are from a First Nation, Inuit, Métis community, and/or whoself-identify as First Nation, Inuit, and Métis, and their household members
• Individuals travelling into First Nation, Inuit, Métis communities for work
• On admission/transfer to or from hospital or congregate living setting
• People in the context of confirmed or suspected outbreaks in highest risksettings as directed by the local public health unit
• Individuals, and one accompanying caregiver, with written prior approval forout-of-country medical services from the General Manager, OHIP
• Any patient with a scheduled surgical procedure requiring a general anaesthetic 24-48 hours prior to procedure date
• Newborns born to people with confirmed COVID-19 at the time of birth within24 hours of delivery, with a repeat test at 48 hours after birth if baseline test isnegative, or if the parental test results are pending at the time of discharge
• People 24-48 hours prior to treatment for cancer or prior to hemodialysis, at thediscretion of the treating clinician