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More cases of measles reported in Ontario in 2024 than all of previous yearPublic Health Ontario says there have been more confirmed cases of measles reported so far this year than in the previous year.HealthMar 14
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Measles patient had ‘close contacts’ at a York Region high school: public healthYork Region's medical officer of health says a man infected with measles had "close contacts" among students and teachers at a high school north of Toronto.HealthMar 4
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Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensationThe law known as Bill 124 capped salary increases for broader public sector workers at one per cent a year for three years.PoliticsFeb 28
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Ontario drug, alcohol overdose deaths almost doubled during pandemic, researchers sayA new report says the number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthSep 14, 2023
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Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily mergeThe Progressive Conservative government in 2019 proposed consolidating the province's public health units, but put those plans on hold when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.CanadaAug 22, 2023
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Masking alone wouldn’t have eased Ontario’s respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO documentIntroducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief concludes.HealthFeb 6, 2023
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New BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Omicron subvariants growing twice as fast as BA.5: Public Health OntarioPublic Health Ontario says the proportion of the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Omicron subvariants in the province is growing twice as quickly as the dominant BA.5 strain.HealthOct 28, 2022
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Ontario’s top doctor urges mask wearing, warns mandate could returnDr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's medical officer of health, urged people to get vaccines, boosters and wear a mask to avoid an unmanageable surge in hospital admissions.HealthOct 13, 2022
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Public Health Ontario says COVID cases have gradually risenPublic Health Ontario says it's noticed a gradual rise in COVID-19 cases over the past three weeks and expects that to continue.HealthOct 7, 2022
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Ontario Science Table calls for provincial strategy to manage long COVIDIn a science brief, the panel of experts warned symptoms that persist after someone is infected with COVID-19 could reduce their quality of life and increase reliance on others.HealthSep 7, 2022
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