Canada’s chief public health officer urged everyone to keep their guards up amid a surge in more contagious variants of COVID-19, as the pandemic disrupted Easter celebrations for a second time.
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Ornge CEO Dr. Homer Tien replacing Hillier as head of vaccine task force
Dr. Homer Tien, CEO and president of Ornge Air Ambulance, will lead the province’s vaccine task force following the end of retired Gen. Rick Hillier’s term.
Report finds retirement home removed door handles, misled investigators
The provincial agency that governs retirement homes in Ontario has found an Oshawa-area facility failed to protect its residents from neglect and abuse by removing the door handles on rooms of COVID-19 positive residents as well as providing false or misleading information to inspectors.
Ontario poised to enter month-long lockdown: sources
Ontario is poised to enter a month-long lockdown to try and curb the rise in COVID-19 cases across the province, several sources tells 680 NEWS.
Ontario seniors stuck inside long-term care want to be let out
Though more than 90 per cent of Ontario long-term care residents have been vaccinated and cases inside homes have dropped to near-zero, most living in care are still being forced to stay inside – and they are demanding to be let out.
‘I won’t hesitate to lock things down,’ Ford warns Ontarians not to make Easter plans
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning Ontarians not to make plans for Easter, saying he is “extremely concerned” about rising COVID-19 numbers.
York, Halton open up COVID-19 vaccine bookings for residents 65+
York Region and Halton Region have announced residents 65 and older can begin to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments as of Wednesday.
York temporarily closing three COVID-19 vaccine clinics due to supply shortage
York Region is temporarily closing three COVID-19 vaccination sites, including the location recently opened at Canada’s Wonderland, due to a shortage of supply.
NACI recommends halting AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for those under 55
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends suspending the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for anyone under the age of 55 as a precautionary measure, pending further investigation.
Britain eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge
Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbours.