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- 7/14/2020
Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada
Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from the rest of the country. The Atlantic travel "bubble'' that opened July 3 allows residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island to travel between the four provinces without being required to self-isolate for 14 days. - 7/14/2020
COVID-19 can pose cost and delay challenges to N.S. hospital project: auditor
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to raise costs for a health care expansion project that represents the largest capital output in the province's history. Michael Pickup released his second report on the expansion of the Halifax Infirmary and the construction of a community outpatient centre, which has an estimated $2-billion price tag. - 7/14/2020
Anti-maskers print off 'exemption cards' in Toronto to annoyance of healthcare workers
A week after anti-mask groups rode public transit without face coverings to protest new city bylaws requiring them, the CBC those same groups are making "exemption cards" that claim they are medically exempt from wearing face coverings. The Canadian Red Cross told CBC Toronto said the cards contain a version of the organization's emblem that is being used without permission. - 7/13/2020
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- 7/13/2020
Healthcare workers plan escalating action to oppose Ontario's emergency order extension
The union's primary concern is that province's emergency order suspends collective bargaining - 7/13/2020
Review article consolidates key information about COVID-19
Summarizes pathophysiology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment, with an accompanying patient information page - 7/13/2020
Using PPIs may increase risk of contracting COVID-19: study
Previous research has demonstrated that a low level of gastric acid alters the infectivity of SARS-CoV-1—that also appears to be the case for SARS-CoV-2 - 7/13/2020
Ontario launches long-term care pilot project to help end hallway healthcare
The Ontario government announced it is launching a pilot project with North York General Hospital that would give alternate level of care (ALC) hospital patients direct priority access to a long-term care bed to help reduce waitlists and end hallway health care. - 7/12/2020
Much of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening Friday, July 17
10 regions including Toronto will be held back - 7/12/2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the heart of the government's promise to help Canadians get back to work, even if has to be at a slower pace, as the pandemic wanes.