Investigations are ongoing, Monte McNaughton said. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Ontario’s free naloxone program suffers from stigma, pharmacist attitudes: Study
People who use opioids said pharmacists should be more empathetic when dispensing the overdose-reversing drug. ...
Public Health Ontario’s IPAC experts held back from helping long-term care homes over bureaucratic concerns, LTC commission told
The former CEO was worried about his agency's standing and funding amid the province's reorganization of the health-care system. ...
Government announces business reopening plan
All regions will have the stay-at-home order lifted by Feb. 22. ...
Federal employment minister says provincial paid sick leave provisions would not be ‘duplicative of federal programs’
Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said 'I’m not going to duplicate a program.' ...
‘A sports event’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
The province's chief medical officer urged people to hold their Super Bowl parties online. ...
Ontario LTC homes in breach of contracts, at risk of closing due to insurance gap: Association
About 60 per cent of homes don't have liability coverage concerning infectious disease, the associations said. ...
Ontario pushes back vulnerable resident vaccination target over shipment delays
The premier acknowledged vaccination delays have cost lives but said the province is doing all it can. ...
Long-term care commission probes delay in getting help to hard-hit home
A local public health unit, not the provincial government, first gave a hospital the legal authority to help out a home in crisis, the commission heard. ...
Increased variant transmissibility poses an exponential threat: health experts
Case numbers may "skyrocket," said one health expert. ...