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Ontario heading into another COVID-19 wave, expert says

COVID-19 pandemic, one expert says.Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases expert with University Health Network, said if you look around the province, and at “wastewater signals,” it is “pretty clear that there’s a growing burden of COVID in many communities across the province.”Bogoch said the “signals are very clear.”Data released on March 17 by the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table said the province’s wastewater signal had stopped declining and was increasing slightly.

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Health-care workers press Trudeau to keep his campaign promise on paid sick leave

Justin Trudeau to fast-track proposed legislative amendments to grant paid sick leave to federally regulated workers.Trudeau has said an early priority of his newly re-elected government will be to give all federally regulated workers 10 days of paid sick leave, and work with provinces and territories on better sick-leave policies for all Canadians.He pledged to do so within 100 days of receiving a new mandate, but the Decent Work and Health Network says that’s not fast enough.“My patients cannot afford any more delays. And frankly, we shouldn’t have to wait 100 days for paid sick days,” said Dr.

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COVID-19: UHN requires all transplant patients to be vaccinated, patient may not receive life-saving organ if unvaccinated

Staff with Toronto’s University Health Network say the policy surrounding who qualified for a life-saving organ transplant and if you’re not vaccinated chances are you may not qualify. They say the policy was carefully debated by doctors and other medical professionals.

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COVID-19: UHN requires all transplant patients to be vaccinated, patient may not receive life-saving organ if unvaccinated

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Horizon Health Network asks people to stop requesting falsified vaccination records from staff

COVID-19 vaccination records and now there are calls for the province to move quickly on bringing in a secure records system.“It is clearly breaking the law if you were to do that and I surmise that nobody at Horizon has falsified any records,” said Peter Ford, who owns Ford’s Apothecary in Moncton. Fake ‘Maderna’ vaccine card leads to woman’s arrest in Hawaii Horizon Health’s VP community, Jean Daigle, released a statement on Tuesday saying, “Horizon was made aware of a handful of incidents where members of the public were requesting our health care staff to — in essence — commit fraud on their behalf.

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Horizon Health Network to address increasing demand for COVID-19 tests

Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 cases have risen across the province and that’s led to an increase in demand for testing, but it also means that some are waiting up to three days for that test. Horizon Health Network says it remains stead-fast in providing resources to address the increasing demand for tests.

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Proof of COVID-19 vaccination needed for N.B. hospital visitation, with some exceptions

COVID-19 upon entry to the hospital matching a photo ID. All Ottawa hospitals to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for visitors There are some exceptions to the new rules that were clarified on Thursday by both health authorities.The Vitalité Health Network said it will allow for compassionate visitation among those not fully vaccinated if they can show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within the 72 hours preceding the visit, have no symptoms, and agree to be accompanied to and from the rooms they plan to visit.“These visits must be coordinated with the nursing unit,” said Vitalité Health spokesperson Thomas Lizotte.

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COVID-19 shot could be mandatory for Horizon Health Network staff

Horizon Health Network says it’s in discussions to potentially require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 – even though both of the province’s health networks have previously said it would not make the shot mandatory.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 16

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:University Health Network says two of its hospitals are installing tents outside the emergency room areas amid a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.The health network said Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto General Hospital are utilizing the tents to give more space for people waiting to ensure there is more physical distance between people waiting to be seen.The tents are expected to be fully installed by the end of the weekend, UHN said.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 14

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday:Scarborough Health Network says two of its mass vaccination clinics are closed due to lack of COVID-19 vaccine supply, forcing the cancellation of about 10,000 appointments.The closure is effective from Wednesday, April 14, through to Monday, April 19, and affects clinics at Centennial College and Centenary hospital.The hospital network said the closure will impact about 2,000 vaccine appointments a day for each day they are closed.

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Ontario lab pioneering new COVID-19 test method calls for all positive samples to be checked for variants

COVID-19 to be tested for variants.Brad Wouters, executive vice-president of science and research at University Health Network, said failing to do this will only make getting the pandemic under control more difficult. “The window is closing, we know there is community spread,” Wouters said.“There is an urgent need for us to go find these variants.”To find a variant, positive cases of COVID-19 are run through a second sequencing process to get a closer look at the genetic code.

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Coronavirus: Toronto researchers say ‘window is closing’ to get COVID-19 U.K. variant under control

A Toronto researcher with the University Health Network says more testing needs to be done to determine how prevalent the COVID-19 U.K. variant is in Canada.

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Ontario COVID-19 ICU cases surpass 250, as additional lockdowns are set to be rolled out

Ontario surpasses critical threshold of COVID-19 patients in ICU The president of the University Health Network, Dr. Kevin Smith, took to twitter on Friday and said it was time to lockdown from Oshawa to Niagara, north to Barrie and west to London.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“I believe we absolutely have to go further to stamp out this disease,” Smith said, adding this is necessary as we await a vaccine.Critical Care Services Ontario reported that as of Friday at midnight, there were 251 COVID-19 patients in Ontario intensive care units and 152 people on ventilators.By comparison, at the peak of the first wave, there were 283 COVID-19 ICU patients.

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Lehigh Valley EMS community honors one of its own

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. - A Lehigh Valley community remembering the life of one of its first responders. A life lost entirely too soon.“Today was a pretty sad day for us,” Brad Evans, Director MedEvac.The director of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s MedEvac, remembering a colleague, mentor and friend.Monday, the EMS community lost a legend.

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Outbreak shows second wave of COVID-19 ‘upon us’: New Brunswick public health

COVID-19 at Manoir Notre-Dame, a special care home in Moncton.Part of that concern stems from staffing levels in the city. Less than a month ago, the Vitalité Health Network asked people to avoid going to the ER at the Dr.

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Overcrowded parks may cause coronavirus flare-ups but real risk lies indoors: experts

After images and videos surfaced of thousands flocking to Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, there was public outrage and pleas from officials urging people to adhere to social distancing rules to avoid a more severe second wave of the coronavirus.

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Supermarkets are high-risk sites of infection - health network

Supermarkets are high-risk sites of infection for Covid-19 - that's according to the Irish Global Health Network, an independent gathering of people concerned with health inequities globally.

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Campbellton Regional Hospital closes obstetrics, pediatrics departments

The regional hospital in Campbellton, N.B. has temporarily closed its obstetrics and pediatric department until further notice.

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Wash your hands and wipe down your shopping, warns health group

Supermarkets are high-risk sites of infection for Covid-19 because of a disregard of hygiene standards, a group of health, environmental and development professionals has claimed. "Despite some supermarkets exercising caution with standards improving in recent days, the inconsistency in upholding standards is worrying," the Irish Global Health Network said in a statement as it published guidelines for shoppers to help reduce the spread of Covid-19.

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Coronavirus testing centre in Saint John changes location

A COVID-19 testing centre in Saint John, N.B. has been relocated.

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