October 24, 2020 Issue
This issue includes:
Province green lights local COVID-19 testing in GeorginaA Covid Halloween: To trick or treat, or not?Editorial: Is the cure worse than the...
Ontario records more than 1,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for first time
The next week in Ontario's battle with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial, an infections diseases expert said Sunday after...
Ontario should urgently address staffing shortage in nursing homes, commission says
Critical staffing shortages in Ontario's long-term care homes should be urgently addressed as the second wave of the pandemic intensifies, an independent commission said...
Province green lights COVID-19 testing for Georgina
By: Mike Anderson
The Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (GNPLC) has provincial approval to proceed with a second-round of drive-thru COVID-19 testing.
Like the first drive-thru testing...
More Toronto hospitals declare COVID-19 outbreaks
TORONTO — Two more hospitals in Toronto declared outbreaks of COVID-19 on Thursday, joining a growing number dealing with infections spreading within their walls.
The...
Hospitals, long-term care homes have little room for second-wave surge, inquiry hears
Hospitals and long-term care homes are nearly at capacity and won't be able to handle a surge in COVID-19 patients during the second wave...
Covid Halloween: To trick or treat, or not?
By: Michelle Poirier
With Halloween fast approaching and York Region being pushed back to a modified Stage 2, parents have conflicting views on whether they...
Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that’s because...
‘We’re devastated’: Local gym owners cry foul over Stage 2 closure
By: Mike Anderson
Small-gym owners in Georgina are upset they are being forced to close as York Region returns to a modified Stage 2 lockdown...
Restaurants in covid hot spots doubt cold-weather patios will save the industry
TORONTO — Erin Gamelin started scouring the internet for a cost-effective version of the outdoor dining pods she’d seen photos of online when stricter...
