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<b>ONTARIO:</b> Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

ONTARIO: Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

Thursday's guidelines, led by experts at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, urge COVID-19 tests for all staff and students exposed to a case, and that indoor masking be made mandatory for all those Grade 1 and up
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APH reports one new COVID case, related to international travel

APH reports one new COVID case, related to international travel

There are currently 20 active cases in the Algoma region
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New CT Scanner meant shorter wait for first patient

New CT Scanner meant shorter wait for first patient

Sylvain Pitre had an appointment for a scan at Health Sciences North scheduled for next June
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Sudbury health unit advises entire St. David school community to get COVID-19 tests

Sudbury health unit advises entire St. David school community to get COVID-19 tests

School board had already closed school and moved to online learning on Wednesday
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<updated>WATCH: </updated> Feds deploying mobile health units to help Ontario in fight against COVID-19

WATCH: Feds deploying mobile health units to help Ontario in fight against COVID-19

MHUs will provide an additional 200 hospital beds in the GTA
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Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID cases today

Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID cases today

Active cases, hospitalizations and weekly incidence rate are all trending downward based on provincial reporting
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Sudbury's Lansdowne Public School students on two bus routes self-isolating after possible COVID-19 exposure

Sudbury's Lansdowne Public School students on two bus routes self-isolating after possible COVID-19 exposure

School remains open for in-person learning at this time 
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COVID-19: Public Health confirms a fifth person has died at Sudbury's Amberwood Suites

COVID-19: Public Health confirms a fifth person has died at Sudbury's Amberwood Suites

Outbreak at retirement home was declared Jan. 5
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<b>COVID-19:</b> What locally-made PPE means for Canadian manufacturing

COVID-19: What locally-made PPE means for Canadian manufacturing

Though the pandemic has become the world’s dominant health concern, it may catalyze recovery from some of the economic consequences of globalization, prof says
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Former Elliot Laker pens book for babies and toddlers with type 1 diabetes

Former Elliot Laker pens book for babies and toddlers with type 1 diabetes

Author Brandy Roy is also trying to raise money for children’s hospitals in Ontario
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