COVID-19 grew louder on Tuesday as some health units opted to close schools amid rising case numbers across the province.Opposition leaders called on the government to offer vaccines to education workers, while unions said schools in areas with high infection rates should close until the shots are offered.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the government should “urgently” vaccinate education workers and use the upcoming April break to make other upgrades to classrooms.
Peel Region medical officer of health ordering schools to close for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 “Parents, educators, and students across the province have been thrown into chaos once again,” Horwath said.