What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 19 – CBC
Key updates on COVID-19 in the region
Jan 19, 2022
Ontario’s health minister says there are further signs of hope the Omicron wave is peaking. An announcement on lifting public health restrictions is likely coming later this week.
Poor communication and sluggish decision-making by public health officials, a “paternalistic” attitude toward seniors and a lack of a coherent pandemic plan left Quebec’s health system unprepared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Quebec’s long-term care homes, according to a new report.
Staffing still Achilles heel of Quebec’s fragile network of long-term care homes
Ontario researchers are looking into the reasons behind the busiest times of the year in the province’s emergency departments. One of them says patients flood ERs when they feel it’s safer to seek in-person care, which have typically been during the summer.
