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25.05.2022 / 19:33

2 new suspected cases, 1 probable case of monkeypox in Toronto

Toronto Public Health says there are two new suspected cases of monkeypox in the city, as well as one probable case of the virus that’s under investigation.

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Toronto Public Health found private school broke COVID-19 lockdown rules: leaked report

Toronto Public Health (TPH) investigation has been instructed to start complying with COVID-19 lockdown regulations after it was discovered to not be adhering to them in mid-January.The school was told failing to comply could result in charges being issued under section 10 of the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA).An advisory notice, which was provided to Global News anonymously by a member of the community, appeared to have been sent to the administration of Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah on Jan. 19, 2021.Nicole Welch, a director and COVID-19 liaison with TPH, wrote that during the department’s on-site investigation on Jan.

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Toronto Public Health reports record number of overdose deaths in December, calls for more action

Toronto Public Health says the city experienced a record number of overdose deaths in December — 34 fatalities — and the agency is calling on all levels of government to help.“This represents the worst loss of lives to the opioid crisis recorded in a single month since TPH began monitoring this data in 2017,” a statement read on Friday.Furthermore, TPH said between Jan. 1 and Jan.

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Six more Toronto schools to close until the new year: TDSB

COVID-19.In a tweet, the Toronto District School Board announced Sunday evening the following schools will be closed until the new year: City Adult Learning Centre, Humewood CS, RH McGregor ES, David Lewis PS, Grenoble PS and Oakridge JPS have been added to the list of schools shut down in the city.The total number of schools shut down sits at 9. This includes Thorncliffe Park PS, Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy and Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute.

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Five more Toronto schools to close until the new year: TDSB

Toronto District School Board announced Sunday evening the following schools will be closed until the new year: City Adult Learning Centre, Humewood CS, RH McGregor ES, David Lewis PS and Grenoble PS have been added to the list of schools shut down in the city.

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‘Massive undertaking’: Roadmap of Canada’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out

novel coronavirus early next year.And one of the people spearheading those efforts is a Canadian from Sherbrooke, Que. — Nicolas Chornet, senior vice-president of international manufacturing at Moderna.

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Toronto Public Health updates school screening tool for COVID-19

COVID-19 screening tool for schools, which now includes any student with one symptom must stay home, siblings included.One new requirement is that if a student has even one coronavirus symptom they must stay home, self-isolate and get tested, Toronto Public Health said in a release issued Friday.If the student lives with siblings in the same household, they also must all self-isolate, TPH added. Toronto school with 26 COVID-19 cases temporarily closing as 3 teachers refuse work Use of the new COVID-19 screening tool starts on Monday, Dec.

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Toronto Public Health begins sharing more coronavirus testing data for neighbourhoods

Toronto Public Health (TPH) has begun to share more coronavirus data in regards to specific neighbourhoods, including the per cent positivity rate, but it’s warning the data in isolation, won’t tell the full story of what is going on.Following a leak of incomplete data showing the per cent positivity rate of testing in a Toronto neighbourhood, TPH officials said they would begin sharing the data when they could. Per cent positivity measures the proportion of people testing positive out of the total number who were tested.

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4 Toronto nightclub patrons test positive for coronavirus, staff and visitors encouraged to self-monitor

Toronto Public Health is reporting four patrons who went to a nightclub have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting a warning for patrons and staff who attended the club to self-monitor for symptoms.In a statement released on Friday, officials said contract tracing determined the four visitors were at Noir inside Rebel on Polson Street between 10:30 p.m. on Sept.

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Toronto to open centre for those with coronavirus who can’t isolate at home

COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home.Toronto Public Health medical officer Dr. Eileen de Villa says the centre will have 140 rooms and is set to open this weekend.She says the federal government is providing $13.9 million for the centre, which will cover the entire costs for 12 months.

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Toronto strip club worker tests positive for coronavirus, 550 potentially exposed to COVID-19

COVID-19 after a worker at a downtown strip club tested positive for the virus.The local public health unit said the employee works at the Brass Rail Tavern, an adult entertainment club, on Yonge Street, south of Bloor Street.The employee had four shifts at the beginning of August:[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]TPH noted there was no risk to anyone attending the strip club out of these dates and times.People who provided their name and contact information as part of the contact tracing log were contacted by the local public health unit.“As a precaution, TPH is advising anyone who attended the Brass Rail Tavern during these dates and times to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms for the 14 days

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