KINGSTON As COVID-19 cases surge across the province, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) says its ready to take in hospital patients from regions hit hardest by the virus. On Thursday, Ontario Health announced hospitals across the province are being instructed to prepare to accept COVID-19 patients from different cities as case numbers spike and space in intensive care units reaches capacity. Dr. David Pichora, president of Kingston Health Sciences Centre, says the region has a dozen of its 77 critical care beds available, as of Saturday afternoon. It very well could be COVID patients, Dr. Pichora tells CTV News Ottawa. It’s medicine or surgery patients, ICU, non-ICU, COVID, non-COVID, it’s whatever will make a difference to the hospitals that are really overwhelmed.
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A vigil against racism and police brutality filled McBurney Park on Tuesday afternoon. While organizers Black Luck Collective were unsure how many people would show up, supporters extended to each corner of the park while doing their best to adhere to physical distancing rules and handing out masks to those without them and even wrapped around behind the fencing that still encloses the playground equipment.
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Residents of an encampment in Belle Park have been given more time before the city makes them move out. Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to extend the deadline by more than a month, from June 5 to July 7. The extra time is meant to give the city and social support agencies more time to help campground residents find more permanent housing.
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