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10.03.2021 / 03:01

Hamilton temporarily closes COVID-19 vaccine hotline until Monday

COVID-19 hotline.In a release on Tuesday afternoon, the city said the hotline’s temporary shutdown was effective immediately in an effort to “streamline the booking process” prior to the launch of the province’s new system on Monday.The hotline is expected to return to coincide with the new portal and will be available to those who don’t have the ability to book online.“We ask that residents do not choose another option on the hotline, the other lines are reserved for those looking to book testing appointments and need urgent access,” the city said in its statement.

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Hamilton adds isolation centre amid concerns over rising coronavirus cases in shelters

COVID-19 cases in the city’s shelter system.Joining the existing shelter at the Bennetto Community Centre on Hughson Street will be the Central Memorial Recreation Centre, which adds capacity for about 30 people who qualify for the service.EOC director Paul Johnson said the move was in response to an increase in cases within city shelters reported by public health over the last number of weeks, including a large outbreak at the Salvation Army Booth centre.

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300 city staff to be redeployed to help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Hamilton

COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort.Emergency Operations Director Paul Johnson estimates 300 employees will be needed within fixed site and mobile clinics, as supplies gradually allow for distribution of more and more doses.

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City apologizes for hotline outages during update on Hamilton’s vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccine hotline was plagued by an outage due to high call volumes.Preparations to begin vaccinating seniors aged 85 and older hit a number of bumps on the weekend as the city’s call centre was not equipped to handle the volume of the inquiries it received.“I do want to apologize for the widespread frustration and dissatisfaction with our COVID-19 hotline over the weekend and today,” Richardson said.“We do appreciate just how much people want to ensure that both they, themselves and their loved ones are registered, and I’m very sorry for the angst that this has been causing.” Pent up demand for COVID-19 vaccinations means busy weekend for Hamilton hotline Emergency operations centre (EOC) director Paul Johnson said the issue was

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39 new cases, 4 more COVID-19 outbreaks in Hamilton

COVID-19 outbreaks are included in daily numbers released by Hamilton Public Health on Thursday.One of those outbreaks is at St. Eugene Catholic Elementary School, where one student and two staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus.Other newly reported outbreaks involve two patients in the B3 unit at Juravinski Hospital, a client and a staff member at St.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton’s medical officer of health concerned as COVID-19 indicators rise

COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday in Hamilton.Hamilton Public Health says growing outbreaks at the Barton Street Jail and Salvation Army booth centre now involve 28 cases each, while an outbreak at The Meadows long-term care home in Ancaster is now over. Community vaccine strategy presented to Hamilton’s board of health The outbreak at the Meadows was declared on Dec.

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55 new cases, 21 COVID-19 outbreaks in Hamilton as of Monday

COVID-19 were reported in Hamilton on Monday.Daily figures posted by Hamilton Public Health show 371 active cases and 21 outbreaks throughout the city. Hamilton reports 110 new COVID-19 cases on the weekend, outbreak at shelter grows to 25 cases Two of the largest active outbreaks involve the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre and the Salvation Army men’s shelter.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]There are 27 cases of the coronavirus at the Barton Street Jail, affecting 19 inmates and eight staff members.The Salvation Army Booth Centre has 25 cases, involving 23 clients and two staff members.

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City studies creation of ‘virtual memorial wall’ to COVID-19 victims

COVID-19.City councillors have unanimously approved a motion, presented by Stoney Creek Coun. Brad Clark, to study the creation of a “virtual memorial wall” on the city’s website.

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Mohawk College opens new Centre for Aviation Technology

275 jobs, $30-million investment announced at Hamilton’s airport Grant Stevens of KF Aerospace says the hands-on training is critical to industry partners, since “we expect those students to be able to come into our facilities, and be able to interpret blueprints and technical drawings, technical instructions and then be able to execute their job.”Stevens adds that “you just can’t do that with theoretical learning.”Mohawk College President Ron McKerlie says their aviation programs, previously capped at 175 students and offered through four different locations, can now double their capacity to 350 students.McKerlie notes that they had reached their enrollment capacity “based on available space, and students were spread across the city.”He

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City councillors support $30,000 marketing grant for Hamilton Farmer’s Market

COVID-19 relief reserves, to assist with marketing of the cultural institution.His motion received unanimous preliminary support during Thursday’s municipal budget deliberations.

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Hamilton police say they’re not stopping people arbitrarily amid confusion over stay-at-home orders

Bill Kelly Show on Friday, says they’ll be responding to complaints and focusing on large parties and other things that are “very obviously” violations of COVID-19 rules. Police can’t randomly stop people under coronavirus stay-at-home order, Ontario government says Mason stresses officers are not going to be arbitrarily stopping individuals, inquiring where they are going.Mason also confirms that there is a lot of confusion within the community about the stay-at-home orders.

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Hamilton police charge organizers of 2 Hugs over Masks events

COVID-19 restrictions.Hamilton police say the Jan. 3 gathering drew about 40 people, while more than 60 protesters took part in a similar event this past Sunday, Jan.

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Hamilton preparing for arrival of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine within ‘next couple of weeks’

COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to provide some much-needed protection for the city’s long-term care residents.About 2,200 front-line workers have received their first shot since Hamilton’s vaccination clinic began distributing the Pfizer-BioNTech shot to long-term care and health-care workers on Dec. 23, 2020.Dr.

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Union representing staff at Hamilton’s Grace Villa describes ‘horrible’ outbreak

long-term care workers at Grace Villa — the site of Hamilton’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak — has offered a glimpse inside the embattled home.Ricardo McKenzie with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) calls the situation at Grace Villa “horrible.” Grace Villa gets added support from Hamilton Health Sciences to battle COVID-19 outbreak McKenzie says the staffing had reached a “crisis” level, prior to Hamilton Health Sciences temporarily taking over operations of the East Mountain facility earlier this week, under a 90-day, voluntary management contract.McKenzie describes deplorable conditions, including “IV bags that are left on the floors, residents in feces not being cleaned.”Within the 184-bed facility, McKenzie says, 173

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Hamilton’s public school board prepares for possibility of fully remote learning

First doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Hamilton could come in ‘small numbers’ next week Danko says that while she appreciates that the ministry is placing a priority on student, staff and community safety, and is trying to keep schools open throughout COVID-19, “it is sometimes problematic when an announcement like this comes out two days before everyone is leaving for a winter break.”Danko says the board’s plan for device deployment, if necessary, in January “would look something like what we had to do in the spring where families can pick up devices.”Despite efforts to increase their inventory, Danko says they may have to assign “one device per family to start and see where we are for numbers.”She adds that the direction is also likely to

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Hamilton city council freezes recreation fees for 2021

COVID-19 pandemic.His motion to freeze all of the city’s fees for recreation programs has been approved by Hamilton City Council.

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Bill Kelly: It’s time to get tough with pandemic offenders

Hamilton Airbnb owner charged with violating Ontario’s COVID-19 rules This past weekend, the owner of an Airbnb in Hamilton’s east end was charged with numerous offences when authorities busted up a 30-person party.For the record, gatherings of more than five people are illegal under the Reopening Ontario Act.And that’s the point. The list of restrictions in the Reopening Ontario Act are not suggestions, they are the law of the land, and if you ignore the law or thumb your nose at the law, expect to suffer the consequences.

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Hamilton councillors approve motions to support small business recovery

COVID-19 pandemic.The measures, approved by the general issues committee on Wednesday, are based on recommendations from the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery. City seeks to offer ‘guidance’, help business recovery in Hamilton after COVID-19 Task force chair Ron McKerlie presented their final report to councillors, saying there’s “unified hope that the city will champion the causes of Hamilton’s businesses and workers.”McKerlie adds that one consensus across all economic sectors is that some groups of people have been impacted more than others by the pandemic.He cited the example of students, often working in the restaurant, retail and hospitality sectors.

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Hamilton officials to answer residents’ questions on COVID-19 at virtual town hall

Ontario to release new COVID-19 projections Thursday Residents can submit questions on the city’s website or via its Twitter account, @cityofhamilton.The town hall will be broadcast live on 900 CHML and streamed live on the City of Hamilton’s YouTube channel.On Wednesday, the director of Hamilton’s emergency operations centre said the city’s case count per 100,000 as of Wednesday exceeded the province’s maximum for remaining in the red-control level of the province’s new COVID-19 response framework.“What will happen Friday? We don’t know. It’s the same process.

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50 new COVID-19 cases in Hamilton Thursday, as recreation centre limits frustrate council

City clarifies 10-person limit inside Hamilton arenas, recreation centres Ward 6 Coun.

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City clarifies 10-person limit inside Hamilton arenas, recreation centres

Hamilton’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 72, as city seeks to clarify ‘red’ zone rules The restriction, which the city says was confirmed late Wednesday by the province under the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework, applies to Hamilton’s recreation centres, arenas and community halls.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The city stresses that there are no special capacity limits for on-rink activity, adding that the arena limits apply to coaches and players; no spectators are permitted.Hockey teams may train with drills only, as no games or scrimmages are permitted, and there is no access to arena change room facilities.

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Number of COVID-19 deaths at Ancaster long-term care home jumps to 12

COVID-19.The latest fatalities involve two women in their early 80s and one woman in her mid-90s, all residents of Chartwell Willowgrove.The number of coronavirus-related deaths at the facility on Old Mohawk Road is now 12. Health officials single out Hamilton restaurant for alleged COVID-19 infractions The total number of cases involved in an outbreak at Chartwell Willowgrove is 67, including 41 residents and 26 staff members.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Hamilton since the start of the pandemic has increased to 70.

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COVID-19 claims lives of two more long term care residents in Hamilton, public health says

COVID-19.The city’s move into the “red” zone of pandemic response means gatherings are now restricted to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.

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How Hamilton entered Ontario’s COVID-19 red level and what to expect

a number of Ontario municipalities moving into the “control” red category of the province’s new COVID-19 response framework, effective Monday.The decision was made by the Doug Ford government following a consultation with the city’s medical officer of health, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, on Friday, according to city officials.Next week, local businesses and other facilities will see a tightening of rules for 28 days in the hopes of limiting the spread of the virus, which has now affected the lives of over 2,300 people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in Hamilton since March.

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Coronavirus: Indicators point to further COVID-19 restrictions in Hamilton, top doc says

COVID-19 response framework.“Many of our indicators put us squarely into the orange category, and we’re continuing to work with the provincial government around the next steps here,” Richardson said.Health officials say there have been 407 positive coronavirus cases in Hamilton in the last 10 days with the city averaging around 43 cases per day over the last two weeks. Here’s how Toronto, Peel Region will enforce new ‘red-level’ social gathering rules The city is currently in the yellow tier of the province’s framework, which impacts businesses like bars and restaurants in that they can only stay open until midnight and serve alcohol between 9 a.m.

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Hamilton invites residents’ questions on COVID-19, hosts virtual town hall

Hamilton residents who have questions about the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will have a chance to get some answers Thursday night.The City of Hamilton will hold another virtual town hall at 7 p.m.The town hall will include Mayor Fred Eisenberger, the city’s medical officer of health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, and the director of the city’s emergency operations centre, Paul Johnson.

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Civil marriages at Hamilton City Hall are all the rage during COVID-19

COVID-19 is clearly boosting the numbers. Here’s what to expect as city halls are open in the Hamilton-Niagara region Eisenberger says the ceremony is an option for people “wanting to get married in a safe and expeditious way given the pandemic and everything that’s going on and their inability to have a grand event.”“Most of them are anxious to do their ceremony, and are saving that grand event for some later date,” he added.Since Aug.

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Hamilton invites residents’ questions on COVID-19, hosts virtual town hall

Hamilton residents who have questions about the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will have a chance to get some answers Thursday night.The City of Hamilton will renew its series of virtual town halls and hold them twice a month on alternating Thursdays at 7 p.m. until further notice.The town hall will include Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger, the city’s medical officer of health Dr.

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Bill Kelly: Public health rules are the path to economic recovery

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COVID-19 means Thanksgiving dinner take-out style at Hamilton’s Good Shepherd

Thanksgiving because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Director Carmen Salciccioli says they are planning to make up to 500 “takeaway” meals for the city’s vulnerable population on Monday afternoon.

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Hamilton’s large homeless encampments to be gradually removed over the next week

Agreement reached to end litigation over Hamilton’s homeless encampments “The work that we’re doing now is ensuring that our outreach teams are on the street, working with individuals to identify those of high acuity, but also those who need to get into shelters and hotels,” Johnson says.He adds that the initial focus in on dismantling tents on Ferguson Avenue North and outside of FirstOntario Centre, “because those are actually now prohibited areas for encampments.” Ontario extends injunction blocking removal of Hamilton homeless encampments An injunction, successfully filed by a group of community advocates, took effect on July 30, which temporarily restricted the city’s authority to enforce bylaws that prohibit camping on public

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Outdoor patio program extended into fall 2021 in Hamilton

COVID-19 is being extended.Hamilton’s planning committee has voted to continue allowing the expansion of patios on private property, as well as streets and sidewalks, through October 2021.Ward 2 Coun. Jason Farr says it is the city’s way of helping businesses weather the pandemic.

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New COVID-19 assessment centre on Hamilton mountain to be at Mohawk College

Hamilton prioritizing COVID-19 testing for those most at risk It is scheduled to open Oct. 23 and will operate on a daytime schedule, which includes weekends.Until then, the temporary assessment centre at St.

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New school guidelines should reduce lineups at Hamilton COVID-19 testing centres

COVID-19 assessment centres says recent changes to screening guidelines for children attending school should help reduce large lines that have plagued the system in recent weeks.Dr. Tammy Packer says the centres have been under pressure testing more than 1,000 people per day up until now — with many of those being school kids.The province’s changes mean young ones displaying just one COVID-19 symptom at school will be asked to go home for at least 24 hours and return only “when they feel well enough to do so.”“Specifically, it states a negative COVID-19 test is not required to return to school.

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Coronavirus: 2nd wave likely to extend delays for surgeries at McMaster Children’s hospital

COVID-19 in the community could further hamper the hospital’s efforts to catch-up on a backlog of surgeries and procedures created by the pandemic.Bruce Squires told Global News that a mid-March hold on non-essential surgical procedures – to free up bed space and limit the spread of the virus in hospitals – resulted in the cancellation of 58 per cent of surgeries and 70 per cent of procedures at McMaster Children’s.“We saw the number of kids that were waiting beyond what we would call a clinically acceptable wait time,” Squires said. Ontario reports 625 new coronavirus cases as province continues on upward trend “The short version of that, waiting too long went up by 133 percent.

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Hamilton shifts to online booking of COVID-19 tests amidst long delays for testing

COVID-19 assessment and testing centres are shifting to online booking of appointments.As of Thursday, residents requiring a coronavirus test can now book online by visiting www.HamiltonCovidTest.ca.It’s a response to a surge in demand for testing, which has doubled in recent weeks.Associate medical director of health Dr. Nhin Tran says the public health phone lines are taking, on average, about 2,000 calls each day from concerned residents looking to book a test.

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New Hamilton COVID-19 testing centre to open at St. Joe’s West 5th campus

COVID-19 assessment centre is opening up on the Hamilton mountain to deal with an increased demand for testing in the city.Starting Wednesday, St. Joseph’s Healthcare will host a testing site at its West 5th campus between the hours of 4:30 p.m.

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Hamilton’s expanded patio program could continue through winter

Hamilton council approves temporary restaurant patios adjacent to residential homes Thorne says those businesses are now being surveyed to assess the impact of the program, designed to give them a helping hand during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether they’d keep their expanded patios in place during the colder months ahead.Thorne says the preliminary feedback is that there is “a lot of interest in at least giving it a try through the winter.”He adds that through the summer, the feedback indicates that “these patios we’re extremely important to the viability of those businesses.” Hamilton restaurateur approaching Stage 3 reopening with mixed emotions Thorne acknowledges that winter patios aren’t going to be for everybody, but he

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Assault charge laid against ‘irate’ man after assault at Hamilton COVID-19 assessment centre

COVID-19 drive-in assessment centre.Hamilton police say they were called to the Dave Andreychuk Arena, at 25 Hester St., at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Redeemer University finalizes plan for safe return to classes

https://t.co/Nv5V4mTaFQ— Redeemer University (@RedeemerUniv) August 28, 2020Redeemer provost and vice-president David Zietsma says the university has taken steps to ensure active participation by investing “around a million dollars in technology to ensure that students studying remotely will be on a screen in the room.”Zietsma says Redeemer has also invested in health and safety on campus by installing automatic door openers on washrooms and plastic screens on counters, tables and desks, and by adding ultraviolet filtration to the heating and cooling system.He adds that Redeemer University has also hired a COVID-19 monitoring nurse to check daily for symptoms and for tracking and monitoring of “any outbreaks or troubling trends” seen among

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Free coffee, donuts greet Hamilton’s waste collection workers

working tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to keep their city clean.Maureen Sauve, along with husband David and daughter Lauren, set up a drive-thru coffee trailer inside of Hamilton’s waste collection yard on Thursday morning.

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Suspension of college, university transit pass agreements cost City of Hamilton $3.7M

COVID-19 pandemic and the switch to online courses by post-secondary schools.Hamilton’s public works committee has agreed to suspend transit agreements with Mohawk College and McMaster University through the fall semester since students won’t generally be travelling to campus for classes.

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Hamilton council approves temporary restaurant patios adjacent to residential homes

Some Hamilton bars, restaurants not able to capitalize on patio expansion Jason Thorne, general manager of Planning and Economic Development, says Tuesday’s decision will benefit 10 restaurants that were previously denied patio licenses for zoning reasons, along with an unknown number of others that might now submit an application.Thorne adds that 80 Hamilton bars and restaurants are already offering expanded outdoor dining on streets, sidewalks and in parking areas on public and private lands after a motion allowing the creation of temporary “Outdoor Dining Districts” was approved on May 13, 2020.Ward 10 Coun.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton Ont. mayor to present mandatory mask bylaw at board of health meeting

face coverings in all commercial and indoor public spaces, to slow the spread of COVID-19, will be presented before the city’s board of health at a scheduled meeting on Friday.At a city council meeting on Tuesday, Fred Eisenberger said the draft was something that “many are anticipating and asking for.”The mask discussion has been going on for more than a week now in Hamilton, spurred by actions from other municipalities in Ontario which either recently passed bylaws requiring masks, such as Toronto and Peel Region, or had medical officers of health issue orders, like in Guelph and Kingston.

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Regulator says staff member at Hamilton retirement home worked with COVID-19 symptoms

report from a Hamilton, Ont., care facility that claims a staffer continued to work with COVID-19 symptoms ahead of a deadly outbreak.In one of two inspections at the home in May, the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) says “lack of training” led to a failure to “report and respond” when a worker exhibited symptoms of the virus that causes COVID-19 at the Rosslyn Retirement Home on King Street East.The report refers to an inspection carried out at the Gage Park-area home a day before it was evacuated in mid-May, with 64 residents and 12 staff members testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Board of health to take on mandatory mask issue in Hamilton

COVID-19.On Tuesday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson revealed that public health discussions were underway on a mandatory mask plan but said it was not imminent since the city’s number of cases remains low.The conversation was spurred on as a number of municipalities in Ontario recently passed bylaws requiring masks, such as Toronto, Peel Region, Guelph and Kingston.

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Rosslyn Retirement Residence in Hamilton appeals revoked licence amid coronavirus outbreak

coronavirus outbreak that claimed the lives of 16 residents.In a statement, attorney Robert S. Brown says the Rosslyn Retirement Residence filed an appeal with Ontario’s licence appeal tribunal on June 15, the same day the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) decided to revoke his client’s licence to operate the King Street East facility.“Rosslyn welcomes the opportunity to publicly explain how it prepared for COVID-19, and to show the actions it took at the home since it was struck by this outbreak,” Brown said.

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Hamilton, Ont. mayor Fred Eisenberger tests negative for coronavirus

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger has tested negative for COVID-19, according to the city.In a release on Monday, the office of the mayor said the testing was done “out of an abundance of caution” after Eisenberger experienced several symptoms on Thursday morning.“The Mayor would like to thank everyone who sent well wishes over the past few days and would also like to remind the public that this virus is in our community and we must remain vigilant in maintaining physical distancing, practicing good hygiene such as handwashing and adhering to all public health recommendations,” said the release.A media advisory issued on Thursday morning said he would be self-isolating at home until he received his results.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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