Starting Monday, Providence Care is reintroducing masking to its sites due to the prevalence of COVID-19 in the region.
Staff, students, volunteers and visitors alike will have to mask up in the clinical care areas of Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre and community sites.
Comments closedA Tecumseh, Ont., native who brought awareness to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by running a marathon while wearing a hospital gown is now dealing with the effects of long COVID.
Comments closedSeveral grassroots groups of parents, health-care workers and teachers have sprung up across Canada to lobby for safer schools, including improved air quality.
Comments closedCOVID-19 is still here, and classrooms still represent a place where infection can spread, but there are other ways to learn and engage with students.
Comments closedMasks are now required in clinical areas like waiting rooms, nursing stations and patient rooms at Guelph General Hospital.
Comments closedSeveral eastern Ontario hospitals have tightened their masking rules as flu season approaches and COVID-19 indicators gradually rise.
Comments closedMasks 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.
Comments closedComments closedWhat we uncovered was an oversight system that was strained before the pandemic, and proved to be wholly incapable and unprepared to handle the additional stresses posed by COVID-19.
The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+963%) since a low on July 12, 2023.
Comments closedStarting Monday, Sept. 11, masking will be required in all clinical areas and waiting rooms, including inpatient units, patient rooms, nursing stations and ambulatory care areas.
Comments closedPublic health experts warn that the higher levels of COVID-19 observed in Ottawa over the past month are expected to continue to rise throughout the fall.
Leave a commentHigher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn.
Comments closedYou may not have heard as much about the spread of COVID-19 lately, but the threat remains.
Wastewater testing continues in Waterloo Region and over the last several weeks, it’s been picking up increased signals of the virus.
Comments closedThe COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+732%) since a low on July 12, 2023. The viral signal is still lower than the extremely high peaks in early January and early April.
Comments closedCambridge Memorial Hospital is declaring a COVID-19 outbreak in its Inpatient Surgery Unit.
Comments closedComments closedWe’re seeing new data all the time on the long-term consequences of infection, whether it’s long COVID or the impact on the heart.
The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+644%) since a low on July 12, 2023. The viral signal is still lower than the extremely high peaks in early January and early April.
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