Ontario Coronavirus Testing
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Downtown Ottawa COVID-19 testing sites to open at McNabb Centre, NAC parking garageOttawa's drive-thru coronavirus testing centre is moving to the National Arts Centre and a new site is opening within walking distance for most downtown residents.HealthNov 13, 2020
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Ottawa mayor urges limiting close contact to household amid ‘unsettling’ COVID-19 case spikesOttawa Mayor Jim Watson said residents should limit their close contacts to help flatten the city's second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.HealthSep 29, 2020
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Doug Ford calls deal to buy rapid COVID-19 tests ‘a game changer’"There's no one that's been jumping up and down screaming for the rapid tests more than I have."HealthSep 29, 2020
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Ontario’s new testing strategy highlights complexities of 2nd wave, experts sayMedical experts say an abrupt shift in Ontario's testing strategy highlights the complexities of responding to a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthSep 24, 2020
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Low-risk, asymptomatic people should not get COVID-19 tests: Ontario health officialsThe change in the province's testing strategy comes after the government has said for months that anyone who wants a COVID-19 test can go to an assessment centre for one.HealthSep 24, 2020
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Woman waits 7 hours for COVID-19 test, calls it ‘unacceptable in a modern city like Toronto’"There [were] a lot of people in line who were older, elderly folk ... I would say half the line was people with small children," Toronto resident Chelsea Kennedy said.HealthSep 23, 2020
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Doug Ford calls on Health Canada to focus on reviewing rapid COVID-19 antigen tests'That should be their number one priority,' Doug Ford said at a rare weekend press conference.HealthSep 19, 2020
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Ontario hospital workers’ union concerned with Doug Ford’s pharmacy testing planOntario is expected in the coming days to unveil a plan to grant community pharmacies the ability to test for COVID-19 as it grapples with hours-long waits at some of the province's 148 assessment centres.HealthSep 19, 2020
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Expired samples, slow results hinder COVID-19 fight, eastern Ontario public health doctor saysDr. Robert Cushman, acting medical officer of health with Renfrew County and District Health Unit, says universal testing for COVID-19 has led to major problems such as expired samples and test results that take upwards of seven days to get back.HealthSep 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: Doug Ford says anyone who wants a COVID-19 test in Ontario will be able to get oneFord said the only way to reach testing capacity in the province is for people to get tested, and said asymptomatic people will not be turned away at assessment centres during a televised address on Sunday.CanadaMay 24, 2020
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