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Restrictions likely to be extended despite 20 per cent drop in COVID-19 cases Barrie.CTVNews.ca Producer Kim Phillips 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 med...

A look at the local numbers … Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reporting six new cases of COVID-19, five in Sudbury and one in the Manitoulin District. Considering resolved cases, there are 79 active cases in the agency’s jurisdiction. Health Sciences North has 16 admitted patients, 10 positives and the other six waiting for test results. The hospital has reduced the number of its intensive care patients down to three. Algoma Public Health is reporting three new cases, two from Sault St...

Ontario could reopen more outdoor spaces, science table advisor says by The Canadian Press Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 12:59 pm EDT A golfer uses his smartphone on a golf course in Richmond Hill, Ont. on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn Ontario’s science advisors say the province could safely reopen many outdoor recreational facilities even if it extends a stay-at-home order in the coming weeks. The scientific director of Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says...

  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...

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...

  TORONTO -- The head of Ontario’s science advisory table says that authorities were too late in introducing measures to prevent the B.1.1.7 variant from spreading in Canada and must not repeat that mistake again. Dr. Peter Juni made the comment to CP24 during an interview on Thursday afternoon. He conceded that officials did not act quickly enough to prevent the variant first detected in the United Kingdom from being brought to Canada and eventually becoming dominant but he said that it...

"Thats a very problematic position to take," he said. Naylor stressed that all the vaccines do extremely well at protecting people from serious complications, hospitalizations and death. And for those who already received a shot of AstraZeneca, "it is an unsettling message [from NACI] because it suggests you got the second-best vaccine," he said. Dr. Susy Hota, medical director for infection prevention and control at University Health Network in Toronto, reaffirmed that Canadians should not ...