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Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 18April 2021 The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here. Please share this article - Go to...

“Our summer is at risk,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said. Ontario’s science advisers recommended that a six-week stay-at-home order and a vaccination rate of at least 100,000 doses a day is the only way to curb the third wave. Police enforcement of the stay-at-home order will also be enhanced, said Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. Police will have the authority to ask anyone who is outside what their address is and to ask why they’re out, she said. Police will also be able to pul...

The province is forcing nonessential construction sites to shut down and closing recreational facilities including golf courses, playgrounds and soccer fields.

Canadas cumulative Covid-19 cases surpassed 1,100,000 as of Friday, with the total hitting 1,103,067, including 22,532 deaths, according to CTV. Ontario, Canadas most populous province, reported 4,812 new Covid-19 cases Friday morning, breaking a record for the most daily cases, Xinhua news agency reported. Ontario with a population of 14 million, has been under a province-wide lockdown for two weeks and stay-at-home order for one week. Fridays report marks a new record for the province and...

Last Updated Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:56PM EDT Ontario’s science table says its analysis used by the Ford government to determine hot spot postal codes was not meant to identify neighbourhoods that will be prioritized in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The communications director for the advisory table said in a statement to CP24 Thursday evening that the postal codes were used in an analysis to look at the disparity between COVID-19 hot spots and other neighbourhoods. �...

  TORONTO -- A CTV News analysis of COVID-19 data in Ontario doesn’t show a systematic politicization of where the provincial government put vaccine priority hotspots — but it does show a broad pattern of vaccines failing to get to where the virus is spreading the most. Postal code zones in Toronto and Peel Region showed the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases per 100 people, while having among the lowest vaccination rates, according to the data. Meanwhile other parts of the province, in...

  TORONTO -- Members of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table are expected to present updated modelling on the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Friday afternoon. Sources tell CTV News Toronto and CP24 on Thursday that the latest data shows that Ontario could see 12,000 to 18,000 new daily infections by the end of May, with up to 1,800 patients with the disease in the province’s intensive care units (ICU). CTVNewsToronto.ca will stream the news conference live at 1 p.m...

Colin Perkel and Holly McKenzie-Sutter People line up in the rain for a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic at the Masjid Darus Salaam in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood in Toronto on Sunday, April 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn April 16, 2021 - 10:44 AM TORONTO - Ontarios science advisers called for a six-week stay-at-home order and aggressive vaccinations as they warned Friday that the provinces COVID-19 infections could approach 20,000 per day if stron...

 is spreading rapidly in the province. Follow our live coverage at the bottom of this story. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has extended the stay-at-home order by two weeks and has imposed further restrictions on outdoor activities and retail in the hopes of flattening of the COVID-19 surge in the province. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Live updates: Ontario extends stay-home order to six weeks and bans most outdoor gatherings Back to video The anno...

The province is introducing stricter health measures to tackle surging COVID-19 cases. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement earlier this afternoon.