TORONTO - The federal government has approved an Ottawa company's made-in-Canada rapid COVID-19 test, Health Canada confirmed Saturday as the nation's top
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Last Updated Sunday, January 24, 2021 6:02AM EST The United Kingdom COVID-19 variant has been identified at a Barrie long-term care home coping with a massive outbreak of the virus. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) confirmed that six COVID-19 cases from Roberta Place Long-Term Care Home have been identified as the highly contagious coronavirus variant. The cases are among five residents and one employee. As of Saturday, 127 residents have tested positive for the virus, along with 84 staff members, which represents half of the workers who helped respond to the outbreak, SMDHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Charles Gardner said during a virtual press conference Saturday afternoon.
A Barrie, Ont. long-term care home is facing a possible outbreak of a variant strain of the novel coronavirus after laboratory testing identified it in six swabs.
BARRIE, ONT. Premier Doug Ford announced a province-wide lockdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 26, and last for at least 28 days The lockdown would be much like what we experienced back in the spring, with only essential businesses remaining open, but this time around, the province decided schools would not fully close, opting instead to extend the winter break. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Charles Gardner, says shifting the region into lockdown could prove beneficial as local COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb. The pandemic is growing in Simcoe Muskoka, Gardner says. People are at higher risk, and we have the potential for more hospital admissions, more very serious illness, potential for more outbreaks.