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- 3/15/2020
Toronto pharmacy professor working on COVID-19 'lab in a box'
The project received $1 million from the federal government as part of the $27 million earmarked for coronavirus research - 3/15/2020
Employers need to give paid sick days to fight COVID-19
Presenteeism—as opposed to absenteeism—is especially dangerous in the midst of a pandemic - 3/14/2020
Trudeau says border closures, mandatory screening up for discussion
The Liberal government continues to face pressure to close Canada off as well from the outside world. - 3/14/2020
Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homes
Until now, the province had merely recommended that visitors to long-term care homes be screened for symptoms and risk factors for COVID-19, such as recent international travel - 3/14/2020
Our window to flatten the COVID 19 curve is narrow, says Dr. Theresa Tam
Canadians returning from trips abroad should immediately go into self-isolation for 14 days rather than simply self-monitoring - 3/14/2020
Hundreds show up to Ottawa COVID-19 assessment centre, but few actually tested
The volume of calls to Ottawa's COVID-19 help line have been doubling by the day and non-nursing staff have had to be called in to help. - 3/13/2020
New decision aid for selecting treatments for osteoarthritis pain in primary care
Focuses on the proportion of patients attaining meaningful reductions in pain with various treatment options - 3/13/2020
Ontario public health hasn't stepped up—we need it to, now
Doctors have been getting conflicting information about how to handle this pandemic, and PHO has failed to clarify the confusion - 3/13/2020
Ontario launches new billing codes for COVID-19 telephone assessments
Doctors in other provinces have called for the same, as public experts have lauded creative new efforts for social distancing in clinical settings