At current rates of infection in Toronto, the number of COVID-19 patients could swamp ICU capacity before the end of January, the city's medical officer of health warned Monday.
Some residents at the apartment building at 977 Mohawk Road East are complaining about the what they claim is a lack of cleaning and sanitization at the seven-floor complex.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Blood Services has recorded a significant drop in blood donations due to mobile events venue cancellations and other unforeseen issues.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Lockdown is watery coffee. It’s driving with the parking brake on, a traffic light stuck on red, a mental stasis with flares of emotion. It’s a Netflix binge-watch that was carbonated fun for two seasons, watched blankly for two more, and now a bore — a why-do-American-sitcoms-never-quit-while-they’re-ahead complaint.
A “total rethink” of the design and function of long-term-care facilities and nursing homes in Ontario is urgently needed to fight the spread of diseases like COVID-19, says a Toronto expert in the industry.
Although there may be few instances of hate crimes reported to police in Flamborough, anti-racism advocates caution that the numbers may not tell the whole story.
A deadly outbreak of COVID-19 has raced through a Barrie long-term-care home, claiming the lives of nine residents in 10 days and infecting more than 100 people, amid fears it could have been sparked by a coronavirus variant originating in the U.K.