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Fact or Fiction: Are ‘circuit breaker’ lockdowns going to cut it? Or is it time for #COVIDZero? Noor Ibrahim © Global News This continuous state of going in and out of lockdown might not save Canada from a third wave. Remember that time in the summer of 2020 when many provinces — including Ontario — eased their COVID-19 lockdown restrictions after the daily recorded cases plummeted? Well, some experts say that might not have been our golden moment. "We should not have left lockdown when we did in June or so," said Stacey Smith, a professor in the school of epidemiol...

Half now say that ‘back to normal’ won’t happen until 2022, if ever February 3, 2021 – As new strains of COVID-19 begin to take hold and as Canadians watch

Zalan: We need a Northern Bubble now and a ring around Barrie Sudbury doctor says a the province should follow the lead of New Zealand, which put a ring of police around the capital Auckland, to contain the new coronavirus variant to Barrie and prevent it from coming north Jan 26, 2021 2:00 PM By: Dr. Peter Zalan Updated “This progressed so rapidly.” Dr Gardner, the medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, was commenting on the extraordinary speed at which the new variant has spread. He confirmed that testing of residents and st...

Dr. John Ross, Medical Director for Praxes Medical Group said the event met expectations. “It was one of our better places that we have gone to because it had a waitlist of volunteers, which is fantastic,” he said, “The enthusiasm of the people that came out was very upbeat and the venue was great.” The asymptomatic testing, which took place January 16th and 17th at Cineplex, attracted 299 participants. The testing used at these asymptomatic testing centres involves a nasal swab which is put through rapid testing, said Ross, allowing participants to receive their results in thirty min...

Health officials in Prince Edward Island identified two new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as seven active cases remain in the province.