{"id":3875,"date":"2023-12-15T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2023-12-16T13:52:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T18:52:51","slug":"covid-19-overwhelms-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/news\/covid-19-overwhelms-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 overwhelms Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe have to be able to have open conversations about the reality of COVID and not pretend that it\u2019s not there,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have to be able to have open conversations about the reality of COVID and not pretend that it\u2019s not there,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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