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COVID-19 — PRHC says to consider alternatives to emergency room amid record cases, staff shortages “This funding is another landmark investment in our hospital to end hallway health care and deliver better services for our region,” Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith said.“This funding marks a significant investment at Peterborough Regional Health Centre.  Today, we have secured funding to support 88 health-care beds at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and community partners.”In a Zoom press conference to announce the funding on Tuesday, hospital executive vice-president and chief of staff Dr. Lynn Mikula said the money was critical given the ongoing pandemic.“As we continue to operate more than 40 additional surge beds across the hospital to support substantial increases in patient volumes in recent years, and as we continue to face ongoing staffing shortages due to COVID-19 and other factors affecting the health-care system across Ontario, this funding will be absolutely critical to ensuring that we can continue to meet the care needs of the patients we serve,” Mikula said.“It provides us with more stable funding to operate the surge beds that are absolutely needed by our community and were needed before COVID.

Covid patient who had a severely weakened immune system suffered from the virus for nearly a year and a half, scientists have confirmed. The unnamed patient became infected in 2020 and tested positive for a total of 505 days before they tragically died.The heartbreaking death has sparked calls from doctors to seek urgent new treatments to help clear persistent Covid infections.

coronavirus some 300 days. Dave Smith, of Bristol, is described in medical papers documenting his case as being immunocompromised and with a history of cancer, which may have put him at an increased risk for prolonged infection. In a preprint paper, released ahead of the July European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) conference where his case will be presented, doctors noted that the virus did not clear after a 15-day course of Remdesivir.

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COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan for Peterborough and area.The virtual and teleconference town hall from 7-8 p.m on March 16 is being co-hosted by Peterborough Public Health and Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith. The town hall will focus on COVID-19 vaccine distribution for priority groups, the rollout plan for the region, information on the various types of vaccines and feature a question and answer segment.

City of Peterborough and Peterborough County amid the coronavirus pandemic.On Monday, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith announced the funding, which includes $3,487,386 for the city and $2,088 for the county. The funding is part of Monday’s province-wide announcement of $150 million in additional funding to help municipal transit systems address the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 in long-term care homes in the riding of Peterborough-Kawartha.According to riding MPP Dave Smith, the new funding will help cover eligible expenses related to screening of staff, caregivers and residents; implementing other infection control measures; hiring new staff for essential services or to replace workers off due to COVID-19; and the purchasing of cleaning and operating supplies and equipment. Improve working conditions in long-term care homes, Ontario advisory group urges Homes receiving the funding during the second wave of COVID-19 include:“Our long-term care staff and residents have worked hard during this pandemic to keep themselves and their loved ones safe,” Smith said.

hand sanitizer and disinfectants to help in the fight against COVID-19.On Monday, the province announced Merit Precision Ltd. will receive the funding to continue its manufacturing.

CLERMONT, Fla. – The vaccination site at the Clermont Arts and Recreation Center reached capacity Thursday morning before it opened.The site is offering vaccines on a first come, first served basis.[TRENDING: 4 die in Capitol revolt | What you need to know about stimulus check | How to get the vaccine in Fla.]Dave and Karen Smith, ages 70 and 69, drove from The Villages to get vaccinated in Lake County.“It’s an impossible situation.

Ontario government providing $695 million to municipalities to cover more pandemic expenses “This funding will provide not only the city but all of the townships surrounding the Peterborough community with the supports needed to continue delivering critical services that we all rely on everyday,” said MPP Dave Smith.Smith noted he hopes the announcement will convince Peterborough city council to reconsider the all-inclusive 2.99 per cent tax increase approved Monday night.“The timing of this announcement coincides with the budget process of our largest municipality and it is my sincere hope that this will help persuade Peterborough council to consider reducing the municipal tax increase from the 2.99 per cent that council endorsed to the

coronavirus lockdowns until the province meets conditions over funding.On Friday morning, a rally of staff representing child care and daycare centres gathered outside Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith’s constituency office.

Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith will be hosting a series of virtual town halls to discuss challenges businesses are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ontario government is providing more than $1.1 million in services relief funding to the City of Peterborough to help protect the most vulnerable people in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Ontario government is providing more than $1.1 million in services relief funding to the City of Peterborough to help protect the most vulnerable people in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Partisan politics have fallen to the wayside as politicians of all levels and stripes work together to fight the spread of COVID-19, Peterborough’s MPP says.