The lockdown that isn t a lockdown has Windsor-Essex s top doctor looking at more restrictions
Windsor-Essex may be under lockdown, but it s not like the spring lockdown that allowed the region to flatten the curve, the health unit s top doctor says.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 3:17 PM ET | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
Dr. Wajid Ahmed, WECHU s medical officer of health, said he expects to see COVID-19 cases increase for at least another week.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
The ministry attributes what it considers low case numbers to its mandatory masking policy for students in grades four to 12, the $1.3 billion it set aside for school boards to use for enhanced cleaning and personal protective equipment, improved air quality for 95 per cent of schools and extra hiring to promote physical distancing in schools. However, the public health environment in Ontario continues to evolve rapidly, the memo reads. The government is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation, including recent trends in hospitalizations and intensive care unit patients.
Textbooks are stacked on a desk at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School in Toronto.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The rapid test provides results within an hour, the hospital said in a statement Thursday.
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Windsor Regional Hospital says a rapid test for COVID-19 can produce results in an hour.(Windsor Regional Hospital) comments
The new test provides results within an hour, the hospital said in a statement Thursday.
Up to 200 patients can be tested per week, which the hospital said is the maximum possible due to an international supply shortage. Due to the limited supplies, rapid testing will focus on in-patients in hospital who need to be tested to confirm whether they have recovered from the virus, or acquired it, the hospital said.
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