Eileen de Villa

• COVID-19: Toronto transit riders and drivers still crammed into crowded buses

  While the TTC makes efforts to control congestion, bus riders are urged to stagger their work schedules to allow for better distancing and reduced risk of COVID-19 exposure.

  Health

  Apr 14
• Toronto could see 2,500 daily COVID-19 cases by end of April, medical officer of health says

  Medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa says the surging rates are being driven by more transmissible variants of concern in the community.

  Health

  Apr 12
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• Toronto’s medical officer of health defends sudden decision to close schools due to COVID-19

  “I’m not a big fan of short notice either and I will tell you the decision was taken very deliberately and with a great deal of consideration."

  Health

  Apr 7
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• Toronto, Peel medical officers of health request coronavirus shutdown to remain until at least March

  Toronto medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa said COVID-19 variants pose a serious risk and as such, restrictions should not be loosened for the time being.

  Health

  Feb 17
• COVID-19 variants, case numbers make reopening Toronto risky: de Villa

  Dr. Eileen De Villa says the concerning presence of new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 signals a transition to a ``new pandemic.''

  Health

  Feb 8
• ‘What more can be done?’: further restrictions on Toronto businesses expected this week

  "I don't know what options are left," Bowman said.

  Canada

  Jan 3
• Toronto records 1,069 new coronavirus cases, top local doctor ‘not convinced’ of link to Christmas

  'It is now reasonable that we should brace for an extended period of potentially unsettling and discouraging numbers in terms of COVID-19 infections in Toronto.'

  Health

  Dec 30, 2020
• Legal clinic asks Toronto’s top doctor to suspend evictions during COVID-19 pandemic

  In a letter issued Tuesday, Downtown Legal Services argues that evictions currently pose a public health risk.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Toronto Public Health calls for restricting indoor dining, indoor gym classes

  "Jurisdictions that have failed to act early have faced months of rising cases."

  Health

  Oct 2, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Toronto Public Health recommending lower restaurant capacities, extending mask bylaw

  “Nowhere in the city escapes the risk. We move around too much for that. This is not the time to panic. It is the time to act.”

  Health

  Sep 28, 2020