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COVID-19: 3 Health units ask Ontario’s top doctor to reinstate temporary provincewide mask mandateDoctors 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.HealthMay 5, 2022
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Windsor-Essex health unit rescinds instruction to halt entry of temporary foreign workersThe WECHU rescinded an earlier Letter of Instruction asking businesses to halt plans to bring in temporary foreign workers, stating that enough isolation capacity had been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.HealthJan 19, 2022
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Windsor, Ont.-area businesses instructed to halt entry of temporary foreign workersThe 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.'HealthJan 12, 2022
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As yet undetermined coronavirus variant detected in Windsor-EssexWECHU 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.HealthFeb 11, 2021
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Windsor-Essex County Health Unit orders schools to close as coronavirus cases riseThe Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says students will transition to online learning starting on Monday.EducationDec 11, 2020
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Coronavirus: Windsor-Essex has highest COVID-19 rates in OntarioDr. Wajid Ahmed says the region passed Toronto and Peel this week with 484 cases per 100,000 people, calling the situation "stressful and concerning."HealthJul 24, 2020
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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."HealthJun 29, 2020
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5 more cases of canine influenza confirmed in OntarioThe 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.HealthJan 13, 2018
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First known cases of canine influenza confirmed in Canada: Windsor-Essex County Health UnitA highly contagious widespread canine virus affecting parts of Asia and the United States has made its way to Canada.HealthJan 8, 2018
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Windsor, Ont., health unit miscounts 2015 opioid-linked deathsThe 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.HealthMay 30, 2017
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