Mauro says there s no choice but to go into lock-down
Thunder Bay mayor says the city and public health officials will know in a week or two if a shutdown has the desired effect.
Feb 26, 2021 11:58 AM By: Leith Dunick
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Mayor Bill Mauro. (FILE)
THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro says the province and public health officials have little choice but to issue a lock-down order for the district.
Mauro, speaking to CTV News on Friday, moments after the Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced a record single-day high 60 new COVID-19 cases, said he expects the announcement to come on Friday afternoon.
Sixty new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on Friday.
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Posted: Feb 26, 2021 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: February 26
Sixty new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on Friday.(Evan Tsuyoshi Mitsui/CBC)
Sixty new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on Friday.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit also confirmed one new death associated with the virus, but no further details were provided.
Of the new cases, 36 are due to close contact, two are at the Thunder Bay District Jail, eight have no known exposure and 14 are under investigation.
Published Friday, February 26, 2021 4:34PM EST Last Updated Friday, February 26, 2021 5:52PM EST The Ontario government is invoking its so-called “emergency brake” and placing both the Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit under the grey lockdown category in its tiered framework for COVID-19 restrictions. The move means that the vast majority of non-essential businesses in both Simcoe-Muskoka and Thunder Bay will have to close as of 12:01 a.m. on Monday. Social gatherings will also be prohibited, except among members of the same household. Retail establishments are still permitted to operate but are limited to 25 per cent capacity unless they predominantly sell groceries, in which case they can have 50 per cent of their regular capacity.
If you have an elective surgery coming up at the hospital, you'd better check to see if it's still happening. In response to the increase in coronavir.
Health Unit expands vaccine rollout, will open clinic at CLE Coliseum
Adults over 80, those in chronic home care and all Indigenous adults will be eligible for the vaccine.
Feb 26, 2021 2:37 PM By: Leith Dunick
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The Astra Zeneca vaccine. (Astra Zeneca photo)
THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says it plans to open a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the CLE Coliseum.
The health unit also said it is expanding its vaccination priority groups to include adults older than 80, staff, residents and caregivers in retirement homes and other congregate settings for seniors, health-care workers in the high-priority level, all Indigenous adults and adult recipients of chronic home care.