TORONTO Ontario is not in the process of developing a mass screening technique to detect the B.1.617 coronavirus variant currently devastating India and already present in the province because global authorities have not yet deemed it a variant of concern. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Agency of Canada and other bodies still consider it a “variant of interest,” not confirmed to be more infectious and requiring further study. “(Public Health Ontario) continues to adapt our surveillance strategy to detect known and emerging variants through whole genome sequencing. (Public Health Ontario) will not develop a PCR-based test for the E484Q mutation at this time,” a spokesperson told CP24 on Tuesday.
Published Wednesday, April 28, 2021 1:02PM EDT Ontario is not in the process of developing a mass screening technique to detect the B.1.617 coronavirus variant currently devastating India and already present in the province because global authorities have not yet deemed it a variant of concern. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Agency of Canada and other bodies still consider it a “variant of interest,” not confirmed to be more infectious and requiring further study. “(Public Health Ontario) continues to adapt our surveillance strategy to detect known and emerging variants through whole genome sequencing. (Public Health Ontario) will not develop a PCR-based test for the E484Q mutation at this time,” a spokesperson told CP24 on Tuesday.
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TORONTO Ontario is reporting just over 3,500 new COVID-19 cases as the province’s positivity rate reaches nearly 11 per cent for the first time in more than one year. The 3,510 new infections logged Monday represent a significant drop from the 3,947 cases reported on Sunday and the 4,094 on Saturday. As a result, the seven-day average of daily COVID-19 cases in Ontario continues to decrease, with about 3,917 infections. One week ago that number stood at 4,347. At the same time, with just over 33,800 COVID-19 tests processed in the previous 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said the province’s positivity rate is now 10.9 per cent.
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BRAMPTON Gigantic Amazon corporation is the first target of Peel Public Health’s new policy to shut down businesses with more than five COVID-19 cases to control outbreaks.
Using Section 22 powers, Peel Public Health announced at noon that sections of two Amazon Fulfillment Centres have been ordered closed. Calling it “partial” closures these measures affect the Amazon operations at 8050 Heritage Rd. in Brampton and 12724 Coleraine Dr. in Bolton.
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