Dr. Mustafa Hirji

• Medical officer suggests masks, booster shots amid fall wave of COVID in Niagara Region

  Dr. Mustafa Hirji says the two preventative measures could actually outsmart the COVID virus and mitigate the potential for a surge in cases.

  Health

  Oct 13, 2022
  
• Niagara Health ramps down surgeries amid ‘pressures’ with patient volumes, staff illness

  Niagara Health revealed their surgical activity across the network will drop to 70% capacity to free up more critical and acute care resources.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2022
  
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• Niagara’s top doc ‘open’ to mask mandate but effectiveness questionable if not ‘provincewide’

  Niagara's acting medical officer and Niagara Falls' mayor suggest a regional mask mandate likely has little effectiveness if other Ontarians are not subject to the same rules.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2022
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• COVID-19: Hamilton, Niagara medical officers hope residents will choose to keep masks

  Two top docs anticipate many will keep donning face coverings in public despite Ontario’s lifting a mandate on Monday.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2022
• Hamilton General’s cardiac unit cancelled surgeries amid COVID cases occupying ICUs

  The director of cardiac care at the hospital says the unfortunate part of the circumstance is that it likely could have been avoided.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2021
• Niagara Region hospitals report no COVID-19 patients for the first time since September

  For the first time in almost a year, Niagara Health is not treating any COVID-19 patients.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2021
• Police investigating alleged social media threats targeting Niagara’s medical officer

  Niagara Regional Police say the probe is tied to comments that popped up on a number of social platforms Friday and Saturday.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2021
• Niagara region investigating 20 COVID-19 cases at St. Catharines greenhouse

  Pioneer Flower Farms said the outbreak was the result of three employees testing positive for the virus in mid to late-May.

  Data Desk

  Jun 1, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Worker at St. Catharines high school tests positive for COVID-19

  The Niagara region's medical officer says exposure to staff and students at the school was limited.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2020