Tag: covid19
President Of Roberta Place Releases Statement On Current Situation
To Our Residents, Family Members, Team Members and our Community,
I would like to start this correspondence with heartfelt condolences to all those who have...
Norm Miller Provides Update On Business Supports During COVID
In the first week applications were open for Ontario’s Support for Small Business Grant, more than 42,000 Ontario small businesses applied. Businesses that have...
Town Of Gravenhurst Confirms Positive Staff COVID-19 Case
Working collaboratively with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), the Town of Gravenhurst has confirmed that a staff member has tested positive for...
Scientists Launch Campaign To Fight Vaccine And COVID-19 Misinformation
A coalition of scientists, communicators and health experts have come together in a nationwide initiative to empower Canadians to work together against misinformation about...
Canada Post Workers At Gateway East Sent Home To Self-Isolate
On Friday, January 22, Canada Post sent 350 afternoon shift workers from the Gateway East facility in Mississauga home to self-isolate for 14 days,...
UK COVID-19 Variant Identified At Long-Term Care Home In Barrie
Genome sequencing on all six COVID-19 samples from a Barrie long-term care home have now been identified as the United Kingdom (UK) variant that...
Simcoe Muskoka Immunization Team Acts Quickly To Contain COVID Variant
In the fight against any further spread of COVID-19 that has swept through Roberta Place long-term care home, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit...
COVID-19 Variant In Six Swabs From A Barrie Long-Term Care Home
The Health Unit says laboratory testing has identified a COVID-19 variant in six swabs from a Barrie long-term care home experiencing a significant outbreak....
Staff Member Tests Positive For COVID At The Pines Long-Term Care...
A staff member working at the Pines Long-Term Care Home tested positive for COVID-19 on January 20, 2021 following routine COVID-19 testing conducted on...
Ontario’s Doctors Warn Of Looming Drug Shortages Due To COVID
With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing and hospital admissions rising, Ontario's doctors warn that the province may once again face serious drug shortages.
The onset of the...