Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe delivered a daily update Tuesday on the province’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Williams spoke about the shortage in medical supplies during the briefing, explaining that many countries were caught unprepared given the demand for masks and other supplies around the world. Williams compared the situation to the H1N1 pandemic and the SARS outbreak in Ontario and said in those cases, Ontario was able to more easily access supplies from other countries.
Robin Gill looks at the surge in deaths and cases of COVID-19 in Quebec and Ontario, while David Akin breaks down the government’s financial assistance package that Canadians can apply for starting Monday. Plus, Amanda Jelowicki looks at the concern in Quebec, as a quarter of all nursing homes in the province have now confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks.
Crystal Goomansingh looks at the international race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, while Jennifer Johnson reports on the Canadians who are still waiting to disembark the Coral Princess cruise ship, which docked in Miami after two passengers died and several others tested positive for the virus.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford renewed his call for medical supplies on Saturday, saying that while officials at Health Canada are doing “everything they can” it may be time to “rattle some cages.”
Ford responded to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s earlier comments that Canada is set to receive “millions” of medical masks from China, suggesting that Ontario should receive 40 per cent of the shipment because the province makes up 40 per cent of Canada’s population.
The premier also took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump for his order asking medical supply company 3M to halt exports of N95 masks to Canada, calling it “unacceptable.”
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Ontario officials release COVID-19 data modelling and say the province could be dealing with the effects of the pandemic for 18 months to two years.
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Provincial health experts say they expect COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 people in Ontario over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, the ramifications of which could last up to two years.
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Ontario government has revealed projection numbers for the province to be just under 1,600 COVID-19 deaths and 80,000 cases by the end of April, if the current measures in place are upheld.
President and CEO of Public Health Ontario Dr. Peter Donnelly alongside President and CEO of Ontario Health Matthew Anderson and Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Adalsteinn Brown revealed the projected numbers at Queen’s Park on Friday.
The data also indicated that Ontario would have seen 300,000 cases of COVID-19 and 6,000 deaths by the end of the month if there was no government action or intervention.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and government officials are expected to provide an update on the province’s ongoing response to COVID-19 on Thursday.
The premier will be joined by Christine Elliott, Minister of Health, and Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.
Ford announced on Wednesday that municipalities had been told they must enforce self-isolation measures as the province continues to try and contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Deputy Premier and minister of health Christine Elliott, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, to make an announcement on COVID-19 response in the province.
On Tuesday, Ford announced that publicly-funded schools would remain closed until at least May 1 for teachers and May 4 for students. Private schools and child care centre closures have also been extended for two weeks, with Education Minister Stephen Lecce explaining the shorter closure for these institutions is because they fall under the province’s emergency order, extended to mid-April, as opposed to the Education Act.
Ontario associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe announced three new deaths from COVID-19, two at a nursing home in the province, and a woman in her 80s in the Greater Toronto Area.
Yaffe said there were approximately 133 new cases, bringing the total to 993 confirmed cases in the province. She added Ontario will likely see the number of resolved cases go up above 200 in the coming days.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams also spoke about the recently announced usage of the province’s emergency alert system to tell people returning from travel they must isolate for 14 days. He said the decision to bring in the alert now was another way to remind people it’s still a measure in place.
Ontarians got an emergency alert sent to their cellphones, radios and TVs at 2 p.m. Friday, warning recent travellers to stay at home.
The alert will tell travellers returning to Ontario that they are required by law to self-isolate for 14 days as they are at high risk of spreading COVID-19.
The message will say that everyone should stay home to help stop the spread of the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says Ontario is using every tool to ensure people are well informed about the steps they should take.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health) and Rod Phillips (finance) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
