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  TORONTO -- Ontario could safely reopen many outdoor recreational facilities even if it extends a stay-at-home order next week, the provinces science advisers said Tuesday. The scientific director of Ontarios COVID-19 Science Advisory Table said outdoor activities like golf, tennis and beach volleyball are low-risk and with some additional instruction, the province could allow people to once again participate in the sports. Dr. Peter Juni said people should wear masks if physical distanci...

  BARRIE, ONT. -- The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports another dip in COVID-19 infections as Ontarios stay-at-home order is expected to be extended yet again. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit logged 40 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, plus one virus-related death. So far, in May, six Simcoe County residents have lost their lives after contracting the disease. The regions medical officer of health said roughly 50 per cent of Tuesdays reported cases are among residents unde...

Article content Hastings-Prince Edward’s COVID-19 activity remains relatively high, with continued spread amid both encouraging and concerning signs. In a telephone interview Tuesday, Dr. Ethan Toumishey of Hastings Prince Edward Public Health said local statistics have improved since April yet variants of the virus continue to cause troubling trends. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Local COVID situation improving yet fluid: health unit Back to v...

In his very first victory round after his boost as keynote speaker at the Vatican’s politicized “Health” Conference, Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to demoralize the masses.  This time on Mother’s Day. ‘Mother’s Day 2022: Fauci predicts country will be ‘as close to back to normal as we can’ by next year’- (Fox News, May 9, 2021) Never forget that ‘getting back to normal’ is under his—and mostly his—absolute control. Depopulation King, Bill Ga...

Heres what experts are saying about a 4th wave of COVID in Ontario Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Is a 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic cresting toward Ontario? And if so, is there anything we can do to stop it? As Doug Fords provincial government debates extending the ongoing stay-at-home order (again) this week, worries are mounting among members of the public about why such a move would be necessa...

4th wave of COVID-19 likely if Canada reopens too fast — and seasonal return may be inevitable While Canada is still beating back its third wave of surging coronavirus cases, experts warn a fourth wave could strike at any time if restrictions are lifted too quickly. Theres hope more vaccinations and careful reopening could prevent that, but seasonal COVID-19 might still be here to stay. Social Sharing Experts say vaccines, careful reopening could prevent dire surge, but seasonal COVID-19 m...

Article content Some year soon, ardent cruisers Tim and Cindy McKee hope to actually take their dream trip down the Danube River. The Eganville couple were supposed to have gone in March 2020, but the trip was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The river cruise was rescheduled for July 2020, cancelled, booked for May 2021, cancelled, and is now rebooked again for May 2022. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Now that vaccines are rolling ou...

Article content Saskatchewan is struggling with an intense third wave of COVID-19, fueled by more infectious and deadlier variants of concern. This third wave continues to push our health-care system to the brink. Admissions to intensive care units have never been higher. Increasingly, those hospitalized are younger and previously healthy. Our rate of active cases and hospitalizations remain among the highest in the country. Too many Saskatchewan residents are losing their lives during this pan...

Tocilizumab, like other potential COVID-19 drug treatments, is in spot shortages around the world. In India, its being allocated to states by the government. The UK National Health Service allows patients to receive only one dose. And in Canada, whose use of the drug was the spotlight of a CMAJ analysis yesterday, its considered to be in tier 3 shortage, a status reserved for potential COVID-19 drugs that allows them to be withheld owing to scarcity. Canadas shortage could cause supply and dem...

Return of hugs, communal meals brings a move toward normal in care homes A long-term care home administrator is welcoming news that residents of many homes will again be able to share hugs, and communal meals after the province reduced COVID-19 restrictions thanks to increased vaccination rates. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 04, 2021 6:41 PM ET | Last Updated: May 4 Resident Gilles Charest gets a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Ottawas Perley and Rideau Veterans Health Centre. On Tuesday th...