{"id":40645,"date":"2020-12-29T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=40645"},"modified":"2020-12-29T08:18:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T13:18:26","slug":"morning-news-december-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/29\/morning-news-december-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; December 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 30 km\/h gusting to 60 this morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Increasing cloudiness. Snow at times heavy beginning after midnight. Amount 5 cm. Wind south 20 km\/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming south 20 gusting to 40 after midnight. Low minus 7. Wind chill near minus 14.<\/p>\n<p>The Winter Weather Travel Advisory ended at 4:30 this morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Road Cams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-29-at-7.49.24-AM-e1609246346572.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40648\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-29-at-7.49.24-AM-e1609246346572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tested (1)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Confirmed<br \/>\ncases (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Active<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Resolved<br \/>\ncases (3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>70,278<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>65<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3 (2)*\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">Updated: December 26, 2020, 7:50 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(1) That Algoma Public Health is aware of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p>(2) Algoma residents who have confirmed COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n<p>*The number in brackets are active cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma.\u00a0 These cases are not counted as part of Algoma\u2019s confirmed case count.\u00a0 APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria.\u00a0This number includes any persons who are deceased.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These data sets are preliminary and subject to change, pending further review.<\/li>\n<li>Confirmed positives will be reported as soon as publicly available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/133791664_4877154385691289_3785826704516824845_n-e1609246999613.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40650 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/133791664_4877154385691289_3785826704516824845_n-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a>Dr. Sean Robinson, Dr. Jamileh Shaffaf &amp; the Wawa Family Health Team were recognized by Algoma Public Health for their youtube video promoting safe behaviors during the first lockdown. Wawa-news is pleased to have helped promote their messages. Pastor Mike Paquette has been nominated as a Public Health Champion for his efforts to keep his faith community connected during this pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Health Canada has recalled more than 5,000 Hampton Bay Mara indoor\/outdoor ceiling fans after a number of reports in the US of fan blades being detached while spinning. 5,091 were sold in Canada. If you purchased Model #71918 or 71919 at Home Depot between April and October contact King of Fans Inc. at 1-866-443-1291 or visit the company&#8217;s website for a\u00a0replacement or refund.<\/p>\n<p>At 11:00 this morning, General Rick Hillier (retired), Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, is expected to provide an update on the COVID-19 vaccines roll-out.<\/p>\n<p>At 3 p.m., Chief, Microbiology and Laboratory Science at Public Health Ontario, to provide an update on the province&#8217;s ongoing response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming southwest 30 km\/h gusting to 60 this morning. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 22 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight &#8211; Increasing cloudiness. Snow at times heavy beginning after midnight. Amount 5 cm. 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