Pleasant Valley to remain virtual through Jan 19 – Times News Online tnonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tnonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Virtual care during COVID-19 delivers impressive benefits for cancer patients, clinicians
Patients and healthcare providers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre rated virtual care during COVID-19 as highly satisfactory overall for quality of care and convenience, while at the same time-saving patients millions in costs.
Research led by Princess Margaret Radiation Oncologist Dr. Alejandro Berlin showed that virtual care can be implemented rapidly and safely across a highly-specialized and high-volume cancer center. Eighty (80) percent of patients reported they were either very satisfied or satisfied with it, citing convenience as the main factor, with 72 percent of physicians reporting similar satisfaction with it.
Last Updated Friday, January 8, 2021 3:46PM EST The chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force says the University Health Network in Toronto will not be receiving more vaccines in the next few days as it s expected to temporarily run out of doses on Friday. General Rick Hillier spoke to CP24 Friday morning and said the province is in need of more doses as vaccination sites ramp up efforts to administer the shots to as many people as possible. He acknowledged that the province’s vaccine rollout plan had a slow start but said it is now picking up speed.
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Ontario lockdown may not lift at the end of January: Ford
Ford also says new COVID-19 projections that will be released next week are very concerning
Jan 8, 2021 11:49 AM By: Canadian Press
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks in Thunder Bay at the Matawa Education Centre on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)
TORONTO Premier Doug Ford says Ontario s current lockdown may need to be extended if soaring COVID-19 case rates don t come down.
He says the province could see more extreme measures put in place if residents ignore public heath rules aimed at curbing the spread of the virus.
The premier did not say what additional measures the province is considering or when they could be introduced.