Ontario researchers have been given the go-ahead to study how the novel coronavirus pandemic affects safety workers including firefighters, police, and paramedics. 

The University of Regina team began their research on the mental health of public safety workers three years ago. That research has focused on the RCMP.

The U of R-led survey was designed to analyze the magnitude of mental health symptoms reported bypublic safety personnel, including correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and police.