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If your plans for the Easter long weekend include getting together with family or friends, medical officers of health for Waterloo region and Guelph have some recommendation on how to stay safe.

Ahead of planned gatherings for Easter, two Ontario families are taking different approaches to mitigate COVID-19 risks. Plus, Dr. Peter Juni — scientific director of Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table — explains what people should do before getting together with family and friends over the long weekend.

Ontario is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing and antiviral treatments amid a sixth wave.

TORONTO — Ontario is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing and antiviral treatments amid a sixth wave, but the province's top doctor says a broad mask mandate won't be reinstated at this time.

The latestcoronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

COVID-19, Ontario, covid, pandemic, masks

The latestcoronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

Ontario is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing and antiviral treatments amid a sixth wave.

Ontario added another 15 COVID-19 deaths to its cumulative total today as the number of patients in intensive care climbed to 173.

As provinces continue to push toward living with COVID-19, teachers and staff in Ontario are raising concerns over the rise in absentees in schools across Ontario amid a sixth wave.