Tag: covid
COVID-19 Outbreak Over At RVH Transitional Care Unit
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak on its Transitional Care...
Health Canada Authorizes Canada’s First Rapid COVID-19 Antibody Test
Verify Diagnostics in Barrie announced today that Health Canada has authorized the Assure Tech Ecotest COVID-19 serological rapid test to be used at the...
Simcoe-Muskoka Is Moving To Red-Control On Tuesday
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is transitioning twenty-seven public health regions out of the shutdown and into a revised and strengthened COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and...
Equipping Ourselves Against Mis- And Disinformation During COVID-19
Throughout the past year, Canadians have shown countless acts of kindness and compassion as we have worked diligently to protect those that we love...
Ontario’s Doctors Urge Everyone To Celebrate Valentine’s, Family Day Safely
Ontario's doctors say it's more important than ever to limit physical interactions and follow public health guidelines this Valentine's and Family Day weekend so...
Ontario Nurses’ Association Calls For The Province To Adopt The Precautionary...
The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is repeating its call for the province to immediately mandate that all registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses...
Virocule And Septrion Team Up To Bring Anosmic Smell Tester To...
Healthcare developer and manufacturer Virocule has teamed up with distributor Septrion to bring the Anosmic smell tester to cottage country, allowing Muskoka residents to...
Doctors Question Whether Data, Evidence Supports Lifting Pandemic Restrictions
Ontario's doctors question whether there is enough data and scientific evidence to support easing pandemic restrictions now, given the lack of vaccines and the...
Health Canada Issues Label Change Authorization For Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
On Tuesday, Health Canada issued a label change authorization to Pfizer-BioNTech to reflect that each vial of its COVID-19 vaccine contains six doses, rather...
OHA Calls For Discipline And Ruthlessness In Fight Against COVID-19
Ontario continues to be caught firmly within the grasp of the second wave of COVID-19 and continued discipline is needed in the weeks ahead...
