Health officials in Waterloo region and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph are advising anyone who may have returned from working at the Mary River Mine site in Nunavut to self-isolate immediately. An outbreak was declared at the mine earlier this month.
KITCHENER Region of Waterloo and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health are asking anyone who arrived in the area from the Mary River Mine site in Nunavut in the month of May to self-isolate and contact them. In a Sunday news release, health officials in Waterloo Region say a large COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the site, operated by the Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, in early May. The outbreak involves the B.1.617.2 variant first detected in India. Those who have returned from the mine since April 30 are considered high risk contacts. Public health says they have been notified of one case and seven high risk contacts in Waterloo Region relating to the mine.
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To make a long story short, the retainer fee I had submitted was eventually returned to me, as the legal counsel wanted to focus on only a few of the most egregious cases. In my particular case, I had obtained a mask exemption based on conscience for my 6-year old son, and after the complete runaround I experienced up and down the school board, where no individual from the principal to the director of education was actually willing to take responsibility in the event of any infringements of the exemption, I decided that I had lost all trust in the system and pulled my son out of school altogether.
If people follow COVID-19 restrictions a bit longer, this could be last wave of pandemic: medical officer
Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum, the associate medical officer of health with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, says people need to hang on and follow COVID-19 guidelines to curb spread of the virus to ensure the third wave is the last wave.
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Posted: May 15, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 15
Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum, pictured here receiving a flu shot, is the associate medical officer of health with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health.(Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health)
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That total includes 38 in Orangeville, 31 in Shelburne and 14 in Mono.
We’re expected to get an update from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health later this morning with cases from the weekend.
Around Ontario, 3,216 new cases were confirmed yesterday along with another 47 deaths.
Meantime – Ontario expanded vaccine eligibility.
Nearly 150 pharmacies are now offering shots to all adults in some virus hot spots.
The province unveiled the expanded eligibility for people age 18 and up on a provincial pharmacy vaccine booking webpage late Friday.