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Ontario science advisers urge six-week stay-home order as province pleads for help
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TORONTO – Ontario’s science advisers called for a six-week stay-at-home order and aggressive vaccinations as they warned Friday that the province’s COVID-19 infections could approach 20,000 per day if strong restrictions aren’t imposed.
The dire predictions came as the government pleaded with other provinces to send in nurses and health workers while its hospital system buckled under surging cases.
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Ontario’s science advisers called for a six-week stay-at-home order and aggressive vaccinations as they warned Friday that the province’s COVID-19 infections could approach 20,000 per day if strong restrictions aren’t imposed.
The dire predictions came as the government pleaded with other provinces to send in nurses and health workers while its hospital system buckled under surging cases.
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“Our progress is both frustrating and frightening,” Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, co-chair of Ontario’s science advisory panel, said in presenting the latest projections.
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Ontario’s science advisers called for a six-week stay-at-home order and aggressive vaccinations as they warned Friday that the province’s COVID-19 infections could approach 20,000 per day if strong restrictions aren’t imposed.
The dire predictions came as the government pleaded with other provinces to send in nurses and health workers while its hospital system buckled under surging cases.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Ontario needs aggressive vaccination drive to flatten COVID-19 curve, experts say Back to video
“Our progress is both frustrating and frightening,” Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, co-chair of Ontario’s science advisory panel, said in presenting the latest projections.
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