COVID-19 overwhelms Ontario

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COVID-19 overwhelms Ontario

Published by: The Kingston Whig Standard
Published on: December 15, 2023
By Geoffrey P. Johnston

“We have to be able to have open conversations about the reality of COVID and not pretend that it’s not there,” infectious disease expert Dr. Dick Zoutman told the Whig-Standard in a candid interview about the terrible toll that the pandemic is taking on public health.

Data published by Public Health Ontario on Dec. 7 reveals that the COVID-19 Wastewater Signal for Eastern Ontario is rising on a steep curve. In other words, SARS-CoV-2, the airborne virus that causes COVID-19, is spreading out of control, sickening adults and children alike.

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Kingston General Hospital ‘bursting at the seams’ with COVID-19 and respiratory illness patients

Published December 13, 2023

Published by: CTV News
Published on: December 13, 2023
By William Eltherington

The Kingston General Hospital says a surge of emergency department inpatients, including a day that had a near record 580 admissions, has the hospital struggling to keep up as the respiratory virus season peaks across the province.

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Strained Kingston hospital asks sick people to skip holiday gatherings

Published December 13, 2023

Published by: CBC News
Published on: December 13, 2023
By Joseph Tunney

With a surge of patients with respiratory illnesses being cared for in its hallways, the Kingston Health Sciences Centre is reminding people to stay home if they’re feeling sick to cut back the spread — even if it means missing that holiday party.

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Masks now mandatory in ‘key patient care areas’ at Kingston hospitals

Published September 7, 2023

Published by: CTV News
Published on: September 7, 2023
By Josh Pringle

Masks are now required in key patient areas at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, including the Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre and the Children’s Outpatient Clinic.

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