Doctors say Ontario children suffering from 'social malnutrition' during COVID-19 pandemic
Posted: Apr 14, 2021 8:47 PM ET | Last Updated: April 15 Children leave school on Apr. 6, 2021, after Toronto Public Health ordered all schools in the city to close amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases in Toronto. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Ontario doctors say some children and teenagers are suffering from "social malnutrition" during the COVID-19 pandemic because they are physically isolated from their peers due to provincial restrictions. Dr. Saba Merchant, a pediatrician based in Vaughan, Ont., said she has seen "significant" changes in children's lives since the pandemic hit Ontario more than a year ...
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