Officials gave mixed messages about whether members of the general public with COVID-19 symptoms will be tested. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
CMA ‘last resort’ guidelines could allow for discrimination against elderly, disabled, health law prof says
Neither the province's or Canadian Medical Associations crisis triage guidelines contain the word "disability." ...
Ontario calls on local health units to enforce isolation of people with COVID-19 and their close contacts
Toronto has issued orders to all people with COVID-19 and their close contacts to self-isolate. ...
Ontario officials creating ethical guidelines for hospitals’ response to COVID-19 they hope to never have to use
The province is freeing up hospital capacity, but is depending on Ontarians to flatten the curve. ...
COVID-19 watch: Doctors left without clear guidance on who to test amid swab shortage
A doctor working at a COVID-19 assessment centre says he and his colleagues lack clear guidance on who to test for COVID-19. ...
COVID-19 watch: State of emergency declaration and hospital funding brings some relief to worried health-care sector
The head of the province's biggest hospital network says he's now 'guardedly optimistic' about health-care system's ability to handle what comes next. ...
COVID-19 watch: Health-care experts slam Ontario for acting too slowly, warn ICUs could become overwhelmed
Health-care experts slammed Ontario for being slow to act and failing to communicate clearly. ...
COVID-19 watch: Budget delayed, worker protections on the way, ministers announce
The Ford government will temporarily reverse changes it made in 2018 to the Employment Standards Act. ...
COVID-19 watch: Ontario quietly narrows criteria for who should be tested as cases shoot up
Meanwhile, Ontario public servants were instructed to work remotely, where possible. ...
COVID-19 Watch: Premier pledges $100 million to fight coronavirus as WHO declares it a pandemic
Jurisdictions around the world escalated their responses as Ontario focuses on its containment strategy. ...
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