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The government said Tuesday child welfare services would stop alerting hospital staff about at-risk mothers and newborns who potentially needed protection, and it said it would instead appoint a support co-ordinator for vulnerable families.

Dr. Samuel Olupona had agreed recently to an undertaking with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to restrict his practice—just five years after a previous practice restriction.

Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health, encouraged those eligible to book booster appoints as soon as possible. Vaccination is the best defence against the "significant'' surge in cases and the Omicron variant, he said.

Premier Moe says Livingstone is not entitled to severance because he quit.

New confirmed cases rose to 8,561 Wednesday from 4,373 a day earlier, according to official statistics.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the consensus decision during a special session of the U.N. health agency's members was a "cause for celebration.''

The province says demand for health care at Trillium Health Partners is expected to expand to seven times that at the average Ontario hospital over the next 20 years due to Peel Region's booming population.

A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy.