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Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Tuesday, December 29, 2020: Ontario statistics were not updated Monday in statutory observance of Boxing Day. As of Sunday there had been 171,416 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 147,178 people recovered and 4,377 deaths. The number of Ontario people tested was just over 7.7 million. Canada’s coronavirus case total is 555,207. The country has 15,121 deaths from the virus – one in the Yukon, one in Nunavut, 808 in British Columbia, 1,002 in Alberta, 141 in Saskatchewan, 654 in Manitoba, 4,377 in ...

Ontario Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Timeline – December 29, 2020 At Queen’s Park, retired general Rick Hillier, the chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, provides an update on the province’s vaccine distribution plan, including a projected timeline for the phased rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to Ontario residents. The first phase, already underway, includes vaccinations for long-term care residents, health-care workers, and residents of remote and vulnerable communities. The second phase, which is likely to begin in April 2021, will include a mass vaccination...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Despite the recent announcement of Ontario's province-wide lockdown now expected to come into effect on Boxing Day, employers may still find some cheer in learning that the COVID-19 period has recently been extended to July 3, 2021. Until then, related measures under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ( ESA), such as those pertaining to the infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) and temporary layoffs, remain in effect. Extension to July 3, 2021 On December 17, Ontario filed Regulation ...

There's growing consensus that offering the COVID-19 vaccine to as many people as possible may have more impact than holding back supplies to give recipients their second dose — but in Ontario, officials still plan to maintain the two-dose timeframe to ensure immunity.

  OTTAWA -- With the Christmas season getting underway, Ottawa's medical officer of health is urging people to avoid crowded places and close contact with people outside your household to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect loved ones over the holidays.  And while the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered to health care workers in Ottawa this week, Dr. Etches says it will take "many months" to vaccinate a large segment of the population. Dr. Etches issued a statement to Council on Friday outlining the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan and looking ahead to the hol...