“It just doesn’t make sense if we want to at all try to contain the spread of COVID-19, especially in light of the fact that in the province of Ontario the health-care system is in crisis,” said Dr. Michael Warner, a physician in the intensive care unit at Michael Garron Hospita...
Guidelines for primary schools call for either full re-opening with up to 30 students per classroom attending every day, or with cohorts of 15 students attending in alternate weeks. Most recently and at the time of resubmission of this paper, Ontario has reported COVID-19 test positivity rates...
To streamline the process, the COVID-19 Mental Health Network is actively connecting volunteers with healthcare workers in need. The sessions are conducted remotely, adhering to the guidelines for electronic teletherapy. The network ensures that both healthcare providers and therapists can safely engag...
Using an SEIR-type compartmental model and provincial case data from Ontario, Canada, we build upon previous work to depict COVID-19 case progression from February 14 to October 5, 2020, by fitting an ordinary differential equations (ODE) system describing COVID-19 transmission to Ontario Public...
Have been potentially exposed to COVID-19 (they were out of the country, or in close contact with someone with COVID-19 or who is likely to have COVID-19); Have COVID-19; or Have been tested because they have symptoms of COVID-19. New workplace screening tools Ontario provides onlin...
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Background: COVID-19 is a global pandemic and vaccination efforts may be impeded by vaccine hesitancy. The present study examined willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the associated reasons for willingness/unwillingness, and vaccine safety perceptions in a cross-sectional assessment of communit...
Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework has been designed to: Be responsive and flexible to latest data; Introduce preventative measures earlier to help limit the spread of COVID-19, while keeping schools open, supporting mental health, protecting our most vulnerable, and keeping businesses ...
describing how COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on their lives and fi nances over the last year.A Toronto mother said she struggled to keep up with bills after losing work in the restaurant industry. A Hamilton man behind on rent payments said he was staying in touch with his landlord about hi...
… provide liability protection for workers, volunteers and organizations that make an honest effort to follow public health guidelines and laws relating to exposure to COVID-19. At the same time, it will maintain the right of Ontarians to take legal action against those who willfully, or with...