COVID-19.The Ontario Hospital Association’s board of directors is making the request to the province after holding an emergency meeting to discuss hospital capacity issues amid surging infections.It is asking the government to implement a four-week lockdown in every public health unit with an infection rate of 40/100,000 population or higher.
Coronavirus: Several Ontario hospitals should be ready to implement surge capacity plans within 2 days It says the move is necessary to protect people and ensure that hospitals do not face a surge in COVID-19 patients in January.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The association says the province’s lockdown restrictions should also be “rapidly” reassessed by.