Niagara Region Public Health

• COVID-19: 3 Health units ask Ontario’s top doctor to reinstate temporary provincewide mask mandate

  Doctors Thomas Piggott, Mustafa Hirji and Shanker Nesathurai expressed concern over the number of COVID-19 cases and asked for a return of an Ontario-wide mask mandate.

  Health

  May 5, 2022
  
• COVID-19: Ontario’s top doc suggests parts of Niagara’s back to school plan not in line with province

  Dr. Kieran Moore's letter to Dr. Mustafa Hirji this week expressd "concern" over Niagara's back to school approach.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: Hamilton reports 2 COVID-19 deaths, 16 new cases

  Hamilton is one of many public health units that has not yet met a vaccination condition for the lifting further restrictions.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2021
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• Niagara top doctor says reopening border with U.S. this summer is too risky

  Dr. Mustafa Hirji said reopening the border this summer is "risky" with the more transmissible Delta variant spreading in parts of the midwestern U.S.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2021
• Six people injected with saline instead of COVID vaccine at Niagara Region clinic

  Niagara public health says six people were injected with the harmless substance in mid-June.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2021
• Vaccinating Niagara’s young key to avoiding 4th COVID wave, says top doc

  Niagara’s acting medical officer says public health intends to target younger age groups in another phase of it's vaccine rollout.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2021
• Niagara-area barbershop is using film set exemption to reopen amid pandemic

  The owner of a St. Catharines salon also says her storefront now 'auditions' for a future podcast or documentary and is thus able to remain open despite the COVID-19 lockdown.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2021
• COVID 19 outbreak at Smithville, Ont. school grows

  The Niagara Catholic District School Board says there are now nine cases.

  Nov 26, 2020
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• 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