Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

• 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.

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  May 5, 2022
  
• Windsor-Essex health unit rescinds instruction to halt entry of temporary foreign workers

  The WECHU rescinded an earlier Letter of Instruction asking businesses to halt plans to bring in temporary foreign workers, stating that enough isolation capacity had been secured.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2022
  
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• Windsor, Ont.-area businesses instructed to halt entry of temporary foreign workers

  The acting medical officer of health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says the region is grappling with a 'significant number of outbreaks at agricultural enterprises.'

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  Jan 12, 2022
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• As yet undetermined coronavirus variant detected in Windsor-Essex

  WECHU medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmed says 'once we receive the results of full genomic sequencing, we will be able to share' what COVID-19 variant it is.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2021
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit orders schools to close as coronavirus cases rise

  The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says students will transition to online learning starting on Monday.

  Education

  Dec 11, 2020
• Coronavirus: Windsor-Essex has highest COVID-19 rates in Ontario

  Dr. Wajid Ahmed says the region passed Toronto and Peel this week with 484 cases per 100,000 people, calling the situation "stressful and concerning."

  Health

  Jul 24, 2020
• London health officials in Windsor as region deals with large coronavirus outbreak

  "Following up with the more than 160 or 170 cases in the two days that we have seen, it's unmanageable by any single agency or any other public health unit."

  Health

  Jun 29, 2020
• 5 more cases of canine influenza confirmed in Ontario

  The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit said the five dogs that most recently tested positive for the virus were in "close contact" with the first two cases.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2018
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• First known cases of canine influenza confirmed in Canada: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

  A highly contagious widespread canine virus affecting parts of Asia and the United States has made its way to Canada.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2018
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• Windsor, Ont., health unit miscounts 2015 opioid-linked deaths

  The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says there were actually 24 opioid-related deaths in 2015 and not 43, but the rate of deaths remains above the provincial average.

  Health

  May 30, 2017