Tag Archives: Wuhan Novel Coronavirus

Homemade hand sanitizers may present health risks

Health Canada is warning Canadians about the potential health risks of making and using homemade hand sanitizers, as homemade recipes and products are becoming increasingly common online. If you have made or used homemade hand sanitizer products, stop using them as the concentration of alcohol in many of these recipes may not be high enough to kill the coronavirus that ...

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Thank you to our Community from the Wawa Physicians!

  We’ve all heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a community to help slow the spread of the COVID 19 virus! The Wawa Physicians would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our community members who have been supporting efforts to help limit the spread of this virus. Social distancing can be ...

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First positive COVID-19 case in Algoma District

Mar 18, 2020 at 06:21 Late Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, Algoma Public Health confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in the Algoma region. A woman in her 50s returned to Algoma on March 15, 2020 from the United States.  She developed respiratory symptoms and notified Algoma Public Health (APH) on March 16, 2020. APH facilitated EMS transportation to Sault Area Hospital ...

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Ontario Enacts Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public

Today, the Government of Ontario announced that it is taking decisive action by making an order declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. In doing so, Ontario is using every power possible to continue to protect the health and safety of all individuals and families. “We are facing an unprecedented time in our history,” ...

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Ontario Takes Further Action to Contain the Spread of COVID-19

Today (March 16, 2020 8:30 P.M.), Premier Doug Ford and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, issued the following statement about ongoing and extensive efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19: “Since we first learned of COVID-19, Ontario has actively monitored the developing situation and has acted decisively to contain the spread of this new virus to protect ...

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L’Ontario prend de nouvelles mesures pour freiner la propagation de la COVID-19

Le premier ministre Doug Ford et la vice-première ministre et ministre de la Santé, Christine Elliott, ont fait aujourd’hui (16 mars 2020 20h29) la déclaration suivante concernant les mesures importantes prises de manière continue pour empêcher la propagation de la COVID-19 : « Depuis le moment où la COVID-19 est devenue un enjeu de santé publique, nous avons surveillé de près ...

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Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians from COVID-19

posted – Mar 16, 2020 at 21:19 Today (March 16, 2020 8:19 P.M.), Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health issued the following statement detailing enhanced public health measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19: Following a number of significant announcements regarding travel and public health measures over the past 72 hours, and after further consultations with my ...

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Social Services Sector’s Response to COVID-19

Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, provided an update on the measures being put into place across the social services and youth justice sectors: “Protecting the health and well-being of all Ontarians, including the staff and clients in Ontario’s social services and youth justice sectors, is our ...

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Premier Ford Announces Job Protection for Workers during the COVID-19 Situation

Ontario is acting immediately to protect workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, Premier Doug Ford and Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, announced that the government intends to introduce legislation that, if passed, would immediately provide job-protected leave to employees in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19, or those who need to be away from work to ...

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Minister of Finance on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Ontario’s Economy

Today, Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance issued the following statement in response to the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario’s finances and economy: “The events of recent weeks have caused anxiety for individuals, families and businesses across our province and around the world. As I said last week, these developments are the latest reminder that Ontario is part of an integrated ...

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Province Expanding Telehealth Ontario Resources

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve locally and globally, Ontario is taking further action to ensure the province’s health care system is prepared to continue to protect the health and well-being of Ontarians. Working closely with Telehealth Ontario, the province is rapidly expanding service capacity to ensure timely responses. This is a critical step to help address the increased ...

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Sault College closes doors to public & implements other COVID-19 measures

We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone. Out of concern for our students and employees and being mindful of the public health of our broader community, the following is in effect immediately: The College is closed to the public. This includes Employment Solutions Sault Ste. Marie and Blind River All face-to-face classes beginning this upcoming week (March ...

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