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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
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
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
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. - 3/14/2020
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. - 3/13/2020
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 - 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