Ontario’s health minister says some people in their 30s with novel coronavirus are being placed on ventilators, adding the COVID-19 pandemic is a “very serious health situation for all Ontarians.” Christine Elliott made the remarks during a press conference with Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Rod Phillips at Queen’s Park Wednesday afternoon.
Elliott said while younger people more often seem to be carriers of the virus and do not often experience severe symptoms, there have recently been situations where “people in their 30s are now becoming very ill and are having to be placed on ventilators.” “We’re seeing that certainly across Ontario,” Elliott said. “We’re also seeing it in places like the United States, in New York for example.