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Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Drugs, Medical Devices, and Foods for a Special Dietary Purpose in Relation to COVID-19 (Interim Order No. 2) was signed on March 1, 2021.

Immediate action is required to deal with a significant risk, direct or indirect, to health, safety or the environment. Therefore, the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 30.1(1)Footnote1 of the Food and Drugs ActFootnote2, makes this Interim Order: Interim Order Respecting Drugs, Medical Devices and Foods for a Special Dietary Purpose in Relation to COVID-19.

The Interim Order (IO) No. 2 continues to support the optional pathway introduced by IO No. 1 to facilitate clinical trials for potential COVID-19 drugs and medical devices.

The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to symptoms lasting for weeks or months after a COVID-19 infection as post COVID-19 condition. Some studies have reported later symptoms in patients with a severe COVID-19 infection. For example, those who were hospitalized or needed intensive care during recovery. However, post COVID-19 condition may also occur for people with mild or asymptomatic infection who were asked to isolate at home during the infectious phase.

People infected with COVID-19 can shed the virus through their stool, even if they don't have any symptoms. Testing a community's sewage (wastewater) can tell us if COVID-19 is increasing or decreasing in that community. Our scientists have developed a pan-Canadian wastewater network to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. This is in collaboration with provincial, territorial and municipal governments and academia across Canada.

When people still show symptoms of COVID-19 for weeks or months after their initial recovery, it’s called post COVID-19 condition. It’s also known as long COVID. Post COVID-19 condition may occur in some people after infection.

Committee binder for Minister Qualtrough, Bill C-13, An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 (COVID19 Emergency Response Act) Committee of the Whole

COVID-19 is an illness caused by a coronavirus. Human coronaviruses are common and are typically associated with mild illnesses, similar to the common cold.

Pregnancy increases the risk of severe illness from COVID-19. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends you get a complete series with an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can prevent serious illness, hospitalization and complications.

Take steps to reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).