People cross a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 21, 2022. Ontario's most long-standing measure of protection against COVID-19 lifted Monday, with masks no longer required to be worn in most indoor public areas, including schools, child-care and retail settings. (Photo by Zou ...
The Canadian Press revealed the confusion over whether truckers were exempt stemmed from bureaucrats misinterpreting policy at both the border services agency and the Public Health Agency of Canada, including whether an order-in-council covered truckers or not. They had thought that th...
Ontario and Quebec have reported declines in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in recent days and Monday marks the start of the two provinces’ gradual reopening after surging cases of the Omicron variant prompted tighter rules last month. In Ontario, the number of people all...
Starting September 22, 2021, certain businesses in Ontario, Canada, will require people to provide proof that they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to access these facilities and settings. This approach focuses on higher-risk public indoor settings, where face coverings can’t always be worn...
Njoo said that Canada has confirmed 18 cases of an extremely rare blood clotting condition in patients who received the AstraZeneca shot and that 10 more are under investigation. Quebec cited that side-effect as its reason for pausing the AstraZeneca shot as a first dose. Ontari...
Without any public health measures, the death number could rise 100,000, Peter Donnelly, president and CEO of Public Health Ontario said at a press conference in Toronto on Friday. "That is why we needed to do all the things we have done thus far and why we need to continue," Donnelly...
In its January 2021 newsletter, What’s New, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development provides new and updated guidance for businesses that are required to have a written safety plan, including all businesses operating during a lockdown or shutdown. The new and updated ...
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Impact of a public policy restricting staff mobility between nursing homes in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. J. Am. Med. Dir. Assoc. 22, 494–497 (2021). Article PubMed Google Scholar Wellenius, G. A. et al. Impacts of state-level policies on social distancing in the...
Though Ontario and the rest of Canada has greatly expedited its COVID-19 vaccine program in recent weeks, anyone who, for whatever reason, wants to r…