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Hard-hit local long-term care homes being tested for COVID variants

Article content With the London-area running more COVID-19 deaths this month than in the entire first wave of the pandemic, most of them in long-term care, health officials are looking into whether a more contagious mutation of the virus could be the culprit in the hardest-hit care homes. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has requested variant testing on swabs from some homes dealing with massive deadly outbreaks, medical officer of health Chris Mackie said Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Hard-hit local long-term care homes being tested for COVID variants Back to video

Parry Sound, Gravenhurst hardware stores open to in-person shopping

  BARRIE, ONT. Two Home Hardware stores in Parry Sound and Gravenhurst allow in-person shopping, which has caught residents attention amid the provincial lockdown. The Parry Sound store owner said he s able to operate with a 25 per cent capacity, which equals 10 customers, but says he allows only five people as an added precaution. Home Hardware head office wrote in a statement to CTV News, All of our stores are independently owned, and we advise each one to follow provincial and local guidelines. In Ontario, this means operating with curbside pickup and delivery only. The statement goes on to say, In the case of Gravenhurst Home Hardware and Parry Sound Home Hardware, the dealer-owner has been in contact with, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, OPP and bylaw.

COVID-19 variant discovered at Barrie LTC home amid massive outbreak

COVID-19 variant discovered at Barrie LTC home amid massive outbreak by Michael Ranger Last Updated Jan 21, 2021 at 8:28 am EDT Nearly all residents and staff Roberta Place Long-Term Care in Barrie, ON are reportedly infected with COVID-19. Image: Google streetview A COVID-19 variant has been discovered at a Barrie long-term care home. The strain was found in six tests and comes in the midst of a massive outbreak at Roberta Place Long Term Care. A second test still needs to be conducted to determine the exact strain but the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says the initial test shows a high chance that it is a variant “strain of concern.”

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