Coronavirus outbreak: Ford says it took 24/7 watch to have breakthrough on ‘appalling’ conditions in long-term care

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Convicted rapist and murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching coronavirus in prison with reports suggesting he is "suffering badly".

Train services are set to increase again as ScotRail recovers from staff shortages following a Covid surge over the festive period.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemanth Herath has slammed the organizing of mass gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 spread in the island.‘This is not something that needs to be said over again.

Truckers paralysing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules show no sign of backing down, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

First nasal spray for covid-19 treatment in India: For the treatment of adult patients suffering from Covid-19, pharma company Glenmark has launched Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (FabiSpray) in India. The nasal spray was launched by the pharma company in partnership with SaNOtize. "Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated reduction of viral load of 94 per cent in 24 hours and 99 per cent in 48 hours. Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) was safe and well-tolerated in COVID-19 patients. Glenmark to market NONS under the brand name FabiSpray," the company said in a statement.

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When the long-awaited warm sunny weather arrived in Toronto over the weekend, hundreds flocked to Trinity Bellwoods Park in the city’s west end. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it looked like a “rock concert,” but added that he understood people wanted to be outside and enjoy the outdoors.

TORONTO — Ontario is extending its COVID-19 residential electricity rate relief for another five months, but the fixed price will be going up by nearly three cents per kilowatt hour.

For Andrea Silcox, it’s “sickening” hearing about the mistreatment of elderly people in long-term care homes (LTCH) during COVID-19 after what happened to her father.

Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke about earlier comments by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looking into reuniting Canadians with close family members living the U.S, saying reunification is “so important” and he supports the idea.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that they are looking at the idea of a regional approach to reopenings, in conjunction with the expanded testing plan announced earlier that day. He said that more testing gives a better scope what’s happening around the province and can help guide what locations could be reopened sooner.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is exploring ways to reunite family members divided by the temporary travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border.

A searing report from Canada’s military into Ontario’s troubled long-term-care system where over 1,600 people have died from COVID-19 put a spotlight on the for-profit companies managing some of these facilities.

TORONTO – Inspectors refused to go into long-term care homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because they feared for their safety, prompting the government to call in the military, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

More than seven in 10 British Coumbians approve of the job Premier John Horgan is doing, according to a new poll.

I don’t doubt Doug Ford‘s sincerity in trying to address the abhorrent conditions in so many of Ontario’s long-term care facilities.

When June Bendell died at the Orchard Villa nursing home in Pickering, Ont., three weeks ago, her children were told she had choked while she was being fed a nutritional drink.

On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said the Ontario government will take over five more long-term care homes around the Greater Toronto Area amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After a Canadian military report detailed disturbing allegations of horrific conditions inside five of the province’s long-term care homes, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called for the resignation of the province’s long-term care minister, Merrilee Fullerton.

Here is a roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:

Premier Doug Ford said the Ontario government will take over five more long-term care homes around the Greater Toronto area, in addition to the two already under its control.

TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement related to long-term care today, a day after a military report revealed allegations about five homes that the premier has called “horrific.”

All three of Guelph’s government leaders are asking Ontario Premier Doug Ford to allow more businesses to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

When it comes to the number of COVID-19 tests in the province, Premier Doug Ford expressed his desire for more in his press briefing yesterday.

The Middlesex London Health Unit is reporting the coronavirus testing centres saw their greatest number in visits since opening their doors.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a statement on Tuesday following a Canadian military report on some of the province’s long-term care homes, which detailed “appalling” conditions.

After a Canadian military report was released detailing the “appalling” conditions in some Ontario long-term care homes, Premier Doug Ford vowed on Tuesday to “fix the system” when asked about the accountability his government faced.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked Tuesday what he had to say to families with loved ones in long-term care after a “gut-wrenching” report by the Canadian military detailing “appalling” conditions at some Ontario long-term care homes.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed a report from the Canadian military that detailed concerns found in Ontario’s long-term care homes. Ford called the findings “appalling, disgusting and disturbing” and the “worst report” he’s ever read.

One of Canada’s top doctors got a neighbourhood-level view of how not to fight the COVID-19 pandemic last weekend.

Case numbers are up and testing is down, but Premier Doug Ford insists he’s confident Ontario’s plan to fight the virus will work. Travis Dhanraj reports.

The coronavirus assessment centre in St. Thomas Ont., is expanding its hours of operation in response to the premier’s announcement Sunday.

Despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford urging those who were part of the crowd at Trinity Bellwoods Park this past Saturday to get tested for COVID-19, associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said on Monday they should self-monitor and isolate for 14 days, stay away from those at higher-risk of contracting COVID-19, and if they still are concerned after 14 days, get tested.

Social media lit up over the weekend after thousands of people gathered at Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park, appearing to ignore the province’s physical-distancing rules aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

If you were hoping to get out of putting on a face mask to visit stores and other businesses demanding customers wear one, think again.

A London epidemiologist and professor says she agrees with the Ford Government’s decision to open up coronavirus testing, but says more needs to be done when it comes to increasing the speed of test processing and making sure residents are aware of the changed messaging.

Calls to improve emergency measures for Canada’s small business owners feeling squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic have grown over the last few weeks.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is encouraging everyone who visited a crowded Toronto park over the weekend to get tested for the novel coronavirus.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed the people who went to Trinity Bellwoods Park on Saturday, where it was estimated approximately 10,000 people were there, urging them all to get tested, as well as anyone who has been in large gatherings. He also said that despite Toronto having the largest number of cases, he wasn’t going to consider a regional approach just because of an “odd group” out of the entirety of Toronto.

TORONTO – Five businesses groups are calling on the Ontario government to impose a commercial eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ottawa Public Health says anyone in Ottawa who wants to get a novel coronavirus test can do so amid a declining number of people in hospital with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

Ontario saw its largest single-day jump in novel coronavirus cases since May 8 on a sunny weekend that saw thousands of people flood one downtown Toronto park.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged people to get tested for COVID-19 if they wanted to, while admonishing Torontonians who crowded into a popular downtown park on Saturday.