Ontario Omicron

• No known ICU admissions due to Omicron in Ontario yet, but impact expected: top doctor

  "While the ICU occupancy remains stable, we anticipate in the coming days and weeks, we will start to see a greater impact of Omicron."

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  Dec 21, 2021
  
• Ontario hospitals update visitor policies due to community spread amid Omicron wave

  Several hospitals in Ontario are updating their visitor policies amid a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

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  Dec 21, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Capacity limits and gathering caps back in effect in Ontario on Sunday

  Restaurants, gyms and many other indoor settings now have a 50 per cent capacity limit.

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  Dec 19, 2021
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• Vaccines not enough to curb Omicron spread, stronger public measures needed: Ontario modelling

  The new projections come a day after the provincial government announced a series of new measures in response to the highly infectious Omicron variant.

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  Dec 16, 2021
• Ontario reintroducing capacity limits for large indoor venues amid Omicron concerns

  The government said capacity limits of 50 per cent will be applied to indoor areas of venues with a normal capacity of 1,000 or more. 

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  Dec 15, 2021
• Ontario virtual housing affordability summit postponed so governments can tackle Omicron

  The summit was to be held Thursday, with Premier Doug Ford, Housing Minister Steve Clark and numerous mayors.

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  Dec 15, 2021
• ‘Recommendations’ being made to Ontario government amid Omicron spread: top doctor

  'We've been meeting with our public health colleagues, our public health measures table and are bringing recommendations to government to have a more consistent approach.'

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  Dec 14, 2021
• Ontario needs new COVID pandemic response strategy as Omicron makes inroads: experts

  The province's expert advisory group estimates that Omicron makes up about 11 per cent of cases and is expected to become dominant within weeks.

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  Dec 12, 2021
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• Ontario COVID-19 cases, ICUs will rise even without Omicron variant: new modelling

  Ontario’s science advisory table has released new projections warning cases are rising substantially, even without Omicron, and are calling for more vaccination health measures.

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  Dec 7, 2021
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• COVID-19: Omicron variant case detected at east-end Toronto school

  TPH said on Twitter that health officials are investigating the case at Precious Blood Catholic School, which is located near Pharmacy and Lawrence avenues in Scarborough.

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  Dec 6, 2021