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Fri November 20, 2020

MuskokaRegion.com

It’s not just the hot spots: Elective surgeries at risk as Ontario passes threshold of 150 COVID-19 cases in ICUs

Ontario has reached a crucial threshold during the fall pandemic wave with 150 COVID-19 patients now being treated in hospital intensive care units, a number experts say will trigger some hospitals to…

Sat November 14, 2020

Toronto.com


It’s likely too late for Ontario to avoid the milestone of 150 COVID patients in ICU. What does that mean for hospitals?

On Friday, the province took hasty steps to try to avoid the grim scenarios projected by new COVID-19 modelling, including a daily case count in Ontario that could hit 6,500 by mid-December.

Weds November 11, 2020

Toronto Star

Ontario rejected its own public health agency’s advice when it launched its colour-coded plan for COVID-19 restrictions

Thresholds in the final plan for “red” zone, for example, were four times higher than Public Health Ontario advised, says a member of the province’s h…

Weds November 11, 2020

Toronto.com


Opinion | Bruce Arthur: With COVID cases rising and restrictions loosened, it looks like we’re steaming straight for a hard and ugly lockdown

Bit by bit, day by day, Ontario is letting go of the rope. The chief medical officer of health tells you we have to do more, a few days after he approved a plan that will do less. The minister of…

Fri November 6, 2020

Toronto.com

Opinion | Bruce Arthur: Does Doug Ford know what he’s about to do? New COVID reopenings show the province is ignorant — or negligent

Does Doug Ford know what he’s doing? Does he get it? It’s a real question right now, because what is happening in Ontario isn’t about public health. The province claims it is, but…

Weds October 28, 2020

Toronto Star

Almost two months into the school year, here’s what we know — and don’t — about school safety in the pandemic

What data and experiences from Ontario, Israel and Denmark can tell us about COVID-19 in kids and school transmission, and what we still need to learn…

Fri October 23, 2020

Newstalk 610

It’s not just the hot spots: Elective surgeries at risk as Ontario passes threshold of 150 COVID-19 cases in ICUs

Ontario has reached a crucial threshold during the fall pandemic wave with 150 COVID-19 patients now being treated in hospital intensive care units, a number experts say will trigger some hospitals to…

Tues October 10, 2020

Toronto Star

Opinion | Premier Ford, who are you listening to? It’s not too late to stop COVID-19, but it’s now getting pretty close

The people of Ontario face unsettling questions about their leadership: Who is telling the premier the curve is flattening? Who is saying testing is i…

Weds September 30, 2020

The Globe and Mail

Ontario COVID-19 cases rising; could hit 1,000 a day by mid-October, modelling shows

With cases now growing in all age groups, the province released projections that show the second wave could have wide-ranging effects on Ontario’s health care system

Mon September 28, 2020

CBC

Ontario’s 2nd wave of COVID-19 forecast to peak in October | CBC News

Fresh projections suggest that Ontario’s second wave of COVID-19 will peak in mid-to late October and will likely send enough people to intensive care units that hospitals will need to scale back non-emergency surgeries. 

Mon September 28, 2020

MSN Canada

Mon September 28, 2020

Radio Canada

COVID-19 : le pic de la 2e vague prévu pour octobre en Ontario | Coronavirus : Ontario

De nouvelles projections suggèrent que la deuxième vague de COVID-19 en Ontario culminera à la mi-octobre.

Fri July 17, 2020

Barrie Today

WATCH: Ontario government unveils research projects to be supported by $20M grant

The goal is for researchers to be able to find ways to prevent, detect, and treat COVID-19

Weds June 10, 2020

Toronto Life

What the new normal looks like this summer and beyond

It’s summer, and the city is in its first phase of reopening. That’s meant a return to business for street-front shops and, as the warm weather continues,

Mon June 1

The Walrus

How to Lift a Lockdown | The Walrus

From immunity passports to mass testing: the science, logistics, and ethics of recovering from COVID-19

Mon April 20, 2020

OurWindsor.ca (Toronto Star)

These four charts show where Ontario’s been and where we are now in battle against COVID-19

As provincial health officials say we have reached the peak of Ontario’s first wave of coronavirus cases, front-line workers in hospitals, clinics and long-term-care homes continue the…

Fri April 17, 2020

The Globe and Mail

What will Canada’s Pandexit strategy look like? How officials are deciding when to lift coronavirus lockdowns

When the country begins to reopen, it will be a gradual, tentative and potentially frustrating process, experts say. Here’s a primer on who will make the decisions and what has to be considered

Fri April 10, 2020

CTV News Channel

Covid-19 overwhelms Ontario hospitals

Dr. Beate Sanders discuss what when the hospital should expect equipment

Thurs April 9, 2020

Globe and Mail (Ottawa)

Trudeau warns of ‘new normal’ as Ottawa releases potential coronavirus scenarios

With strong epidemic control measures, the models show the epidemic could last until the fall and infect between one and 10 per cent of the population

Mon April 6, 2020

QP Briefing

Regional disparities could cause issues when ICU beds near capacity limits – QP Briefing

Even in the best-case scenario, some regions could face capacity issues.

Fri April 3, 2020

Toronto Star

COVID-19 will kill 1,600 in Ontario by month’s end without more controls, modelling shows

Ontario can expect 1,600 deaths COVID-19 deaths by the end of April if stricter measures aren’t taken, according to a computer models projecting track…

Weds April 1, 2020

QP Briefing

How to read and analyze daily coronavirus data in Ontario – QP Briefing

Data in a pandemic is both valuable and complicated, and we walk you through the details.

Mon March 30, 2020

Global News

‘Collateral damage’: Wait times, cancellations hit health care outside of COVID-19

“Babies are still being born. Vaccines must still be delivered. People still need life-saving treatment for a range of other diseases.”

Weds March 25, 2020

Science Magazine

Can you put a price on COVID-19 options? Experts weigh lives versus economics

Preliminary results favor strict control measures

Tues March 24, 2020

Huffington Post / Yahoo News

Social Distancing Is Key To Avoid Health-Care Chaos In Ontario: Expert

COVID-19 patients could overwhelm Ontario’s hospitals as early as next week, Beate Sander said.

Friday March 20, 2020

Barrie 360

Ontario could run out of intensive care beds soon even if rate of COVID-19 infection is cut in half – Study – Barrie 360

A study by researchers at Toronto’s University Health Network suggests Ontario’s hospitals could run out …

Friday March 20, 2020

CBC Health

Hospitals scramble to secure more ventilators amid coronavirus outbreak | CBC News

Canada’s hospitals and health officials are looking at ways to boost the number of available ventilators to prepare for a deluge of very sick COVID-19 patients amid projections that they could run out of such life-saving equipment within weeks.