The minister's office says officials communicate about the issue verbally. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Province to move Peel to red zone, but region’s top doc wants to remain in modified stage two
Peel's medical officer of health tells QP Briefing new cases and test positivity rates are continuing to soar. ...
Ontario COVID-19 cases still growing, but slowing, public health officials say
Long-term care deaths are increasing sharply, officials said. ...
‘Down a peg’: Your daily Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Doug Ford said he has "100 per cent confidence" in Sam Oosterhoff. ...
Health-care unions say Newmarket hospital ‘failing to protect the workers’ after nurses injured
Health-care unions gathered outside Southlake Regional Health Centre on Monday in support of workers. ...
Ford government introduces COVID liability bill as LTC industry warns of ‘existential threat’ over insurance troubles
The long-term care sector has been asking for COVID liability protection to bolster its insurability. ...
Ontario Hospital Association warns of second wave ‘crisis’ in pre-budget consultation
The Ontario Hospital Association is asking for expanded hospital capacity and more funding. ...
‘It’s keeping us all up at night’: Surgeons fear impact of COVID-19 surge on surgeries
Many hospitals have increased their surgical volumes in recent months, some to 100 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. ...
‘The numbers are comparable’: Minister compares long-term care COVID-19 deaths to a bad flu year
Minister Merrilee Fullerton was commenting on a recent column in the Toronto Sun. ...
Patient ombudsman makes urgent recommendations to improve long-term care homes
The recommendations were made to avoid repeat mistakes in a second wave. ...