Emergency rooms seeing surge in patients as family practices screen for COVID-19 symptoms
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Emergency rooms seeing surge in patients as family practices screen for COVID-19 symptoms
Description
October 7, 2021
Screening for COVID-19 symptoms is part of everyday life. This is true especially for doctor's visits. But what happens if you have symptoms that keep you from seeing your doctor in person? As Katherine Ward reports, many families are turning to emergency rooms as a way to ensure they will be seen – and that is putting new pressures on the health-care system.
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Emergency rooms seeing surge in patients as family practices screen for COVID-19 symptoms02:23 | October 7, 2021
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Brampton residents say basement reno projects are unsafe, unsupervised02:06 | October 1, 2024
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Toronto Raptors confirm plans to retire Carter’s number02:21 | September 27, 2024
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Defence makes case in trial of Ontario man who admits killing his parents01:58 | September 27, 2024
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Pressure on TDSB grows over field trip to downtown protest02:16 | September 25, 2024
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Closing arguments made in trial of Ontario man accused of murdering his wife after setting fire to her02:12 | September 25, 2024
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Toronto jazz musician dies after being hit by car in The Junction02:10 | September 24, 2024
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Ford under fire for ‘get off your A-S-S’ comments02:25 | September 24, 2024
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Assault trial for Toronto cop begins02:08 | September 23, 2024
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Toronto rapper Top 5 set free after murder case collapses01:57 | September 23, 2024
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Ford government eyes new law that could ban some future bike lanes02:38 | September 20, 2024
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Parents say TDSB misled them about protest trip01:58 | September 20, 2024
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Toxicologist testifies in trial of Ontario man accused of setting fire to, killing his wife02:05 | September 20, 2024
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Toronto police look for suspect in fatal double shooting01:52 | September 19, 2024
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Police investigating fatal double shooting in Ontario community02:41 | September 18, 2024
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Ontario sports minister, former CFL player to donate brain to concussion research02:01 | September 18, 2024
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Faith leaders call on Ford to reverse move to shutter supervised consumption sites01:53 | September 17, 2024
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Man gets 3-year jail sentence for ex-CBC producer’s death02:23 | September 17, 2024
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Beware Taylor Swift Toronto ticket scam, victim warns02:29 | September 16, 2024
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Ontario to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice02:24 | September 16, 2024
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SIU probing man’s fatal fall from condo balcony near Sherway Gardens02:14 | September 16, 2024
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Ontario preparing legislation focused on congestion issues02:50 | September 13, 2024
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Why there’s talk for an international pizza festival in Toronto00:31 | September 12, 2024
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Students from both Muslim and Jewish communities say they feel unsafe at University of Toronto02:17 | September 12, 2024
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Toronto officials celebrate traffic efforts, getting Spadina congestion down02:33 | September 12, 2024
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Global News at 5:30 Toronto: September 11, 202433:57 | September 11, 2024
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A unique clothing boutique for CAMH clients03:16 | September 11, 2024
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Ontario man accused of setting fire to his wife and killing her testifies in her own defence02:20 | September 11, 2024
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Ontario wanted height minimums around transit stations. Then it scrapped the plan02:31 | September 11, 2024
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York Regional Police search for failed carjacking suspects03:08 | September 11, 2024
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Global News at 5:30 Toronto: September 10, 202432:52 | September 10, 2024
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Murder trial for man accused of setting fire to his wife in Toronto begins02:08 | September 10, 2024
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Emergency rooms seeing surge in patients as family practices screen for COVID-19 symptoms02:23 | October 7, 2021
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Brampton residents say basement reno projects are unsafe, unsupervised02:06 | October 1, 2024
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Toronto Raptors confirm plans to retire Carter’s number02:21 | September 27, 2024
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Defence makes case in trial of Ontario man who admits killing his parents01:58 | September 27, 2024
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Pressure on TDSB grows over field trip to downtown protest02:16 | September 25, 2024
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Closing arguments made in trial of Ontario man accused of murdering his wife after setting fire to her02:12 | September 25, 2024
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Toronto jazz musician dies after being hit by car in The Junction02:10 | September 24, 2024
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Ford under fire for ‘get off your A-S-S’ comments02:25 | September 24, 2024
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Assault trial for Toronto cop begins02:08 | September 23, 2024
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Toronto rapper Top 5 set free after murder case collapses01:57 | September 23, 2024
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Ford government eyes new law that could ban some future bike lanes02:38 | September 20, 2024
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Parents say TDSB misled them about protest trip01:58 | September 20, 2024
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Toxicologist testifies in trial of Ontario man accused of setting fire to, killing his wife02:05 | September 20, 2024
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Toronto police look for suspect in fatal double shooting01:52 | September 19, 2024
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Police investigating fatal double shooting in Ontario community02:41 | September 18, 2024
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Ontario sports minister, former CFL player to donate brain to concussion research02:01 | September 18, 2024
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Faith leaders call on Ford to reverse move to shutter supervised consumption sites01:53 | September 17, 2024
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Man gets 3-year jail sentence for ex-CBC producer’s death02:23 | September 17, 2024
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Beware Taylor Swift Toronto ticket scam, victim warns02:29 | September 16, 2024
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Ontario to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice02:24 | September 16, 2024
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SIU probing man’s fatal fall from condo balcony near Sherway Gardens02:14 | September 16, 2024
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Ontario preparing legislation focused on congestion issues02:50 | September 13, 2024
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Why there’s talk for an international pizza festival in Toronto00:31 | September 12, 2024
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Students from both Muslim and Jewish communities say they feel unsafe at University of Toronto02:17 | September 12, 2024
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Toronto officials celebrate traffic efforts, getting Spadina congestion down02:33 | September 12, 2024
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Global News at 5:30 Toronto: September 11, 202433:57 | September 11, 2024
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A unique clothing boutique for CAMH clients03:16 | September 11, 2024
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Ontario man accused of setting fire to his wife and killing her testifies in her own defence02:20 | September 11, 2024
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Ontario wanted height minimums around transit stations. Then it scrapped the plan02:31 | September 11, 2024
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York Regional Police search for failed carjacking suspects03:08 | September 11, 2024
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Global News at 5:30 Toronto: September 10, 202432:52 | September 10, 2024
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Murder trial for man accused of setting fire to his wife in Toronto begins02:08 | September 10, 2024
Emergency rooms seeing surge in patients as family practices screen for COVID-19 symptoms
Description
October 7, 2021
Screening for COVID-19 symptoms is part of everyday life. This is true especially for doctor's visits. But what happens if you have symptoms that keep you from seeing your doctor in person? As Katherine Ward reports, many families are turning to emergency rooms as a way to ensure they will be seen – and that is putting new pressures on the health-care system.
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